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"The Elements has been considered as offering models of scrupulously rigorous demonstrations. It is certainly true that in point of rigour it compares favourably with its modern rivals; but when examin…"

"''An Introduction to the Modern Theory of Equations"

"A History of the Conceptions of Limits and Fluxions in Great Britain: from Newton to Woodhouse"

"On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule During the Seventeenth Century"

"In 1735 the solving of an astronomical problem, proposed by the Academy, for which several eminent mathematicians had demanded several months' time, was achieved in three days by Euler with aid of imp…"

"My quotations from Newton suggest the motive which induced him to take a stand against the use of hypotheses, namely, the danger of becoming involved in disagreeable controversies. ...Newton could no …"

"History of the Logarithmic Slide Rule and Allied Instruments"

"Professor Sylvester's first high class at the new university Johns Hopkins consisted of only one student, G. B. Halsted, who had persisted in urging Sylvester to lecture on the modern algebra. The att…"

"A History Of Mathematical Notations Vol I"

"The miraculous powers of modern calculation are due to three inventions : the Arabic Notation, Decimal Fractions and Logarithms."

"The Teaching and History of Mathematics in the United States"

"It is a remarkable fact in the history of geometry, that the Elements of Euclid, written two thousand years ago, are still regarded by many as the best introduction to the mathematical sciences."

"Comparatively few of the propositions and proofs in the Elements are his own discoveries. In fact, the proof of the "Theorem of Pythagoras" is the only one directly ascribed to him."

"A History of Mathematics"

"J. J. Sylvester was an enthusiastic supporter of reform . The difference in attitude on this question between the two foremost British mathematicians, J. J. Sylvester, the algebraist, and Arthur Cayle…"

"A History of Elementary Mathematics with Hints of Methods of Teaching"

"The opinion is widely prevalent that even if the subjects are totally forgotten, a valuable mental discipline is acquired by the efforts made to master them. While the Conference admits that, consider…"

"A History of Physics in its Elementary Branches:Including the Evolution of Physical Laboratories"

"William Oughtred, a great seventeenth-century Teacher of Mathematics"

"The history of mathematics is important also as a valuable contribution to the history of civilization. Human progress is closely identified with scientific thought. Mathematical and physical research…"

"Most of his memoirs are contained in the transactions of the Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg, and in those of the Academy at Berlin. From 1728 to 1783 a large portion of the Petropolitan transac…"

"The history of mathematics may be instructive as well as agreeable ; it may not only remind us of what we have, but may also teach us to increase our store. Says De Morgan, "The early history of the m…"