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Matemática no Brasil. Uma História de seu Desenvolvimento.
Clóvis Pereira da Silva. Libros
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IMSS
- The Institute and Museum of the History of Science, Florence: Galileo
Room
A hypermedia catalogue of the Museum's Galileo room. It contains a biography of Galileo as well as exhibits devoted to his contributions to mechanics, astronomy, the microscope, thermometry and magnetism. There are also short biographies of other individuals connected to Galileo. This is an extremely good and well illustrated site. http://galileo.imss.firenze.it/museo/b/egalilg.html |
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The
Art of Renaissance Science: Galileo and Perspective
A beautifully illustrated discussion by the distinguished historian of mathematics, JW Dauben, of the interconnections between art and science in the Renaissance, in particular the development of perspective, and how these connections relate to the role of Galileo in the Scientific Revolution. As well as excellent images, the pages also contain animations, video clips and music. http://www.crs4.it/Ars/arshtml/arstoc.html |
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Archimedes
An extremely rich collection of Archimedean miscellanea produced by Chris Rorres of Drexel University, Philadelphia, including a pages on different aspects of Archimedes' mathematics, books on Archimedes, information on Syracuse,and links to other related sites, eg a bibliography of Archimedean literature. http://www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html |
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and Passion in the Life of Thomas Jefferson This account, by John Fauvel, of the mathematical interests of an American President and university founder is included in this section to indicate that 'regional' or 'local' mathematics can refer to more modern times too. Jefferson, a child of the Enlightenment, used and admired mathematics throughout his life, in the context of the local needs of his beloved state and university of Virginia. http://www.math.virginia.edu/Jefferson/jeff_r.htm |
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