A Classics student is trying to reconstruct the history of geometrical and mathematical diagrams by examining copies and translations of Elements, the ancient work of Greek mathematician Euclid.

Humans have been drawing lines and circles to grasp geometrical concepts and describe the laws of nature for about 5,000 years. But most scholars have approached the history of ancient mathematical ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Nathan A. Court's book "College ...

' Immersive Math ' is a free textbook site that makes linear algebra, a field of mathematics that studies calculations such as vectors and matrices, easier to understand by providing interactive ...

How can the behavior of elementary particles and the structure of the entire universe be described using the same mathematical concepts? This question is at the heart of the recent work by ...

Whether you are sketching graphs in mathematics, understanding directions in geography, or reading blueprints in design class, horizontal and vertical lines are concepts you cannot avoid. They form ...

A diagram captioned: "experimental setting, upper view. The subject, television, and mirror (or metronome) can be seen." A diagram shows an overhead view of the setting. The subject faces a mirror or ...