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Mathematical Treasure: Cuthbert Tunstall's De arte supputandi

The first arithmetic book published in England was a 1522 Latin text by Cuthbert Tunstall.

Mathematical Treasure: Digges' Stratioticos

Leonard and Thomas Digges applied mathematics to the science of war, including, as illustrated here, for troop formation.

Mathematical Treasure: Copernicus' De Revolutionibus

Images from <em>De revolutionibus,</em> the book of Nicolaus Copernicus in which he presented his heliocentric theory, arguing that the planets, including the Earth, rotated about the Sun

Mathematical Treasure: Specula mathematica of Roger Bacon

Collection (from 1614) of Roger Bacon's 13th century writings on applications of mathematics

Mathematical Treasure: Waymouth's 'Jewell of Artes'

Beautifully illustrated practical mathematics manuscript designed to impress King James I

Review of A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts

Our reviewer finds this collection of translations of Babylonian mathematical tablets to be both fascinating and accessible.

Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt
A study of the nature of architecture in ancient Egypt and its relationship to Egyptian mathematics.
Albrecht Durer's Treatise on Mensuration
This is the page illustrating the construction of an ellipse, from the Latin translation (1538) of the Treatise on Mensuration of Albrecht D�rer (1471-1528). This book was originally written in German and published in 1525 and was designed to teach German artists the geometrical ideas on which perspective in painting was based.
Readings in the History of Mathematics Education
This collection of readings gives details on the history of mathematics education in the U.S. from 1828 to 1959.
Reverse the Digits

The sum of the two digits of a 2-digit number is 9. If 45 is subtracted from the number, the result will be expressed by the digits in reverse order. Find the number.

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