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	Washington Post: The Search for Infinity - Discusses the development of the concept of infinity from the early Greeks of the fifth to the second century B.C. Covers the important findings of Zenos, the Pythagorean school, Eudoxus and Archimedes. Rate this
	MacTutor History of Mathematics - An extensive and searchable archive covering famous people and concepts, as well as describing the development of mathematics in various cultures. Rate this
	History of Mathematics. - Includes classic texts by Hilbert and Euclid (a Java enhanced version of the Elements) a chronology, and links. Rate this
	Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics - Describes what mathematicians have worked on, from ancient times to the present. Includes problems suitable for middle school and high school math students, with links to solutions. Rate this
	Ancient Geometry and Insights into Math History - Topics include background in Babylonian, Euclid, Al'Khwarizmi, pi, and trigonometry. Also has recreations and java chat. Rate this
	The History of Mathematicians and Physicists - Outlines a Webquest for studying the history of contributions to both these fields, and includes resources for solving the task. Rate this
	History of Mathematics - Describes the earliest known uses of common words and symbols, as well as explaining some of the ambigous terms that might be encountered at high school level. Rate this
	Mathematics History - Traces the development of math throughout the ages. Also includes biographies of famous mathematicians. Rate this
	Babylonian Math - This site was created to help people understand the Babylonian math system better. Rate this

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• The History of Pearls - The exact time when pearls entered the history books is unknown, as they were discovered long before pen was ever put to paper. 300 B.C. is one of the earliest written recordings of pearls. Marco Polo also wrote of pearls in his travels. They were prized ...
• The History of Dogs - The History of dogs
  
  Dogs belong to the Canid family (Canidae).
  
  Dogs first appeared about 40 million years ago, before any other carnivore families like bears or cats.
  
  Carnivores have a pair of teeth similar to blades that are called c...
• The History of Coffee -
  The History of Coffee
  
  Coffee was discovered in Eastern Africa in an area known as Ethiopia. A popular legend tells of a goat herder named Kaldi. One day he noticed his goats acting frisky after eating berries from a bush. Kaldi tried the berri...
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• History of Spain - The History of Spain, and how it all begun. The Iberian Peninsula was first inhabited around 8000,000 BC and has long been subject to foreign influences. The history of Spain starts from 11th centur...
• The History of Bakelite - ...
• The History of Aprons - ...
• The History of Yoga - The history of yoga is long and steeped in tradition. Contrary to what some people may believe, yoga was not developed as the newest way to slim down so they could fit into a smaller pants size.
  
  The history of yoga goes back 5,000 years. It origin...