Welcome to the British Society for the History of Mathematics
Welcome to the British Society for the History of Mathematics
The British Society for the History of Mathematics:
- promotes and encourages research into the history of mathematics and the dissemination of the results of that research;
- develops awareness of the history of mathematics for the public benefit; and
- supports teachers and lecturers at all levels of mathematics education to incorporate the history of mathematics into their teaching, enriching their students' experience.
Upcoming Events
Fri 9 September 2022 to Sat 10 September 2022
University of Durham
Announcements & Blogs
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From our Twitter feed
July 4
Peter Guthrie Tait (1831-1901) worked on mathematical physics and knots, died 4 Jul https://t.co/xZskRoBw14
July 3
Henry Frederick Baker (1866-1956) worked on geometry and analysis, born 3 Jul https://t.co/sne0bMr0zI
July 2
William Burnside (1852-1927) worked on the theory of groups, born 2 Jul https://t.co/TicXzDB0Db
July 1
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716) one inventor of the Calculus, invented the Stepped Reckoner, born 1 Jul https://t.co/RicFzps9Uk
June 30
William Oughtred (1574-1660) invented early slide rule & many new symbols incl. × for multiplication, died 30 Jun https://t.co/qOr8QFGL3P