Mathematics
Explore the fascinating world of mathematics through a wide range of classic texts that offer insights into fundamental principles and equations. Whether you are revisiting the basics, exploring complex theories, or seeking historical perspectives, these works provide valuable knowledge for students and enthusiasts alike. From algebra and geometry to calculus and statistics, discover timeless resources that shed light on the patterns and logic governing the universe.
On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule During the Seventeenth Century
Uncover the intense rivalries and groundbreaking inventions behind the creation of two revolutionary calculating devices that shaped 17th-century mathematics.
By Florian Cajori
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Discover a 19th-century inventor's life through humorous stories and philosophical musings, revealing the challenges and triumphs of creating groundbreaking calculating machines.
By Charles Babbage
Amusements in Mathematics
Get ready to flex your brain with a collection of tricky math problems designed to entertain and surprise.
By Henry Ernest Dudeney
The Molecular Tactics of a Crystal
Explore the hidden architecture of crystals, where molecular geometry dictates the properties of matter in a world unseen.
By William Thomson Kelvin
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method
Embark on a transformative journey where the very essence of scientific truth is challenged by a symphony of mathematical reasoning and creative human thought.
By Henri Poincaré
An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry
Venture into a world of shapes and lines without relying on rulers, discovering the secrets of geometric relationships and projective properties.
By Derrick Norman Lehmer
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
Journey into a world where mathematics clashes with philosophy, and logic is turned upside down, questioning the very foundations of belief and reason.
By Augustus De Morgan
The Number "e"
Discover the value of "e" with a book that shows one million numbers after the decimal.
By Robert J. Nemiroff
Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics; a Treatise of Archimedes
Uncover the secrets of ancient geometry where math meets mechanics, revealing groundbreaking solutions to complex problems.
By Archimedes
The Number Concept: Its Origin and Development
Discover how ancient societies struggled with simple counting, shaping the way we understand math today.
By Levi L. (Levi Leonard) Conant
William Oughtred: A Great Seventeenth-Century Teacher of Mathematics
Discover the story of a 17th-century educator who shaped modern math with ingenious inventions and symbolic language, despite facing challenges to his legacy.
By Florian Cajori
The Fibonacci Number Series
Explore the profound beauty of a sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, precisely detailed up to its one-thousandth iteration.
By Michael Husted
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I
Venture into a world where science and philosophy collide, challenging established views with bold, unsupported claims and revealing the paradoxes hidden within the pursuit of knowledge.
By Augustus De Morgan
Five of Maxwell's Papers
Discover how one scientist's exploration into color, motion, and scientific methods revolutionized our understanding of the physical world.
By James Clerk Maxwell
The Second Story of Meno A Continuation of Socrates' Dialogue with Meno in Which the Boy Proves Root 2 is Irrational
Watch as a clever boy uses his mind to unlock a mathematical secret and earn his freedom with a surprising discovery about numbers.
By Unknown
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
In a world of living geometry, a humble square's perception-shattering encounter with a sphere turns his two-dimensional existence upside down, leading to a dangerous quest for higher understanding.
By Edwin Abbott Abbott
On a Dynamical Top, for exhibiting the phenomena of the motion of a system of invariable form about a fixed point, with some suggestions as to the Earth's motion
Witness the mesmerizing dance of a spinning top as it unlocks celestial secrets, revealing the hidden forces that govern not only its motion but also the very Earth we stand on.
By James Clerk Maxwell
The 32nd Mersenne Prime Predicted by Mersenne
Unveiling a massive prime number, this account highlights the blend of mathematical theory and computational power needed to uncover hidden numerical giants.
By David Slowinski
An essay on the foundations of geometry
Venture into a world where the very building blocks of space and shape are questioned, challenging everything you thought you knew about lines, angles, and dimensions.
By Bertrand Russell
The Hindu-Arabic Numerals
Discover the real origins of our everyday numbers and how they traveled from ancient origins to become a global standard.
By David Eugene Smith