Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Pierre Simon Laplace (1749 1827)
The events of the life of Pierre Laplace are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
University of Manchester
Umist: Mathematical Formula Tables
This site has links to tables of mathematical formulas. To view them, the student must download the formulas in pdf format.
Other
U of North Dakota: Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
A historical overview of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. Links to historic mathematicians and the development of this theorem.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: William Thomson
This site from the University of St Andrews provides more than a dry series of facts about Lord Kelvin's life. It provides interesting anecdotal accounts which reveal the personality behind the man. Thorough, interesting, an abundance of...
Victorian Web
Victorian Web: Conservation of Energy and Thermodynamics
This site is about the trace of the evolution of historical ideas concerning energy conservation and the laws of thermodynamics.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Orbits and Gravitation
A page describing the physics, mathematics, and historical figures associated with planetary motion, satellite motion, and universal gravitation.
Curated OER
University of St Andrews: Pierre Simon La Place
This site, which is provided for by the University of Saint Andrews, gives biographical information on French mathematician Pierre-Simon LaPlace.