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One of the main problems in teaching and researching
the history of Mathematics consists in the difficulty in
gaining access to original works by mathematicians of
centuries past. Very few authors - usually only the most
important - have been published in modern times. In most cases
it's necessary to turn to old editions, which are only available in a few
libraries.
This situation is especially annoying in towns
without major libraries, where even the production of a
degree thesis in the history of Mathematics is delayed by the
often lengthy procedures necessary to obtain
photocopies or microfilms of the works. Even in larger urban centres
access to old volumes is subjected to checks and limitations.
To get around
these difficulties and to make information about historial mathematics
available to a wider public, the Garden of Archimedes has taken the
initiative of releasing a series of texts
relevant to the history of Mathematics on CD-rom.
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