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
Thu 29 April 2021 to Fri 30 April 2021
Online, details to follow
From our Twitter feed
January 21
John Couch Adams (1819-1892), the first person to predict the position of a planet beyond Uranus, died 21 Jan https://t.co/gbLlu7TYvH
January 20
RT @snezanalawrence: John Colson, an English mathematician, Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge dotd in 1760, whose mis-trans… https://t.co/whLZwVpHQA
January 20
André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836) made fundamental contributions to the theory of Electricity & magnetism; born 20 Jan https://t.co/8vcDCFR4n7
January 19
RT @snezanalawrence: And here is a link to a fascinating programme on Radio 4 by @d_spiegel https://t.co/S5luSGw3uc
January 19
RT @snezanalawrence: Otd Frank Ramsey died in 1930 - a fascinating man with fascinating grasp of new mathematics. Here's a page from my… https://t.co/7Elf9IM2z4