What major museumsaround the world feature online exhibits dealing
with math?
There are several museums around the world that offer mathematically oriented
online exhibits. The following lists just a few:
The Institute and Museum of the History of Science—This museum is located in
Florence, Italy, and its Web site offers a look at the mathematics behind Galileo
Galilei. For example, one part examines Galileo’s compass, which includes lessons on
angles and proportions. The Web site is at http://www.imss.fi.it/museo/index.html.
Library of Congress Vatican Exhibit Mathematics Room—The Web site for this
museum contains annotated Greek and Latin manuscripts of mathematics and astron-
omy; it also has special images, including (under “Greek Mathematics”) a 9th century
version of Euclid’s Elements(showing the Pythagorean Theorem), and 13th- and
15th-century versions of Archimedes’ works. Its Web address is http://sunsite.unc.
edu/expo/vatican.exhibit/exhibit/d-mathematics/Mathematics.html.
The Museum of the History of Science—Information about the history of mathe-
matics and mathematical applications in history are located in two online exhibits:
The Measurers: A Flemish Image of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Centuryand The 449
MATHEMATICAL RESOURCES
The Library of Congress created the Vatican Exhibit Mathematics Room, a Web site that contains fascinating
resources about Greek and Latin mathematics. The Image Bank/Getty Images.