The Nature of Mathematics, 12th Edition
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History

This is one of the best all around sites that I have found. It is titled "The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive."
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/

This is an award-winning site that links to all sorts of mathematics information.
http://archives.math.utk.edu/

Wallis:
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Wallis.html

Noether:
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Noeth

Reference Topics

What is a number? This interesting site discusses different classifications of numbers. This site includes some types of numbers not discussed in this text, but nevertheless this is a worthwhile site.
http://www.cut-the-knot.com/do_you_know/numbers.html

Rational Numbers
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RationalNumber.html

Teaching module on rational numbers for prospective teachers.
http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/texts.folder/tirosh/Module.html

This is an interesting enrichment site which represents rational numbers in an artistic way. It is entitled, "A Visual Notation for Rational Numbers":
http://members.tripod.com/vismath7/proceedings/tolmie.htm

     

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