Summary: | Features the History of Mathematics Archives, part of the Mathematical MacTutor system developed at the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the University of St. Andrews. Notes that the goal of the Archives is to promote learning and experimentation with mathematics. Contains the biographies of more than 1,000 mathematicians, of which 200 are fairly detailed. Describes the arrangement and the cross-referencing, including the cross-referencing of a series of articles on the development of mathematical ideas.
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