Finding out about logarithms and mathematicians associated with their development?
Try The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Look in the "Biographies
Index" and type keywords such as "logarithms" into "Search the archive".
Search using keywords such as "logarithm" and the names of the mathematicians in
Wikipedia.
Also search in The
History of Computing Project.
If you a a member of the ACT Public Library, use your borrower number to access
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
To find "Applications of logarithms in today's mathematics", try an Internet search
using the keywords "logarithms" and "applications".
Searching Tips: Your results will improve if you use Advanced Searching techniques.
Joost Burgi is also known as Jobst Burgi and Joseph Buerghi. You may find better
results in different search directories using logarithm or logarithms.
