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 6 May 2022
London Mathematical Society, De Morgan House, and Online
Announcements & Blogs
From our Twitter feed
January 28
Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687) made important astronomical observations, was born & died on 28 Jan https://t.co/eO0dGxiPmf
January 27
Balthasar van der Pol (1889-1959) worked in pure & applied mathematics, radio & electrical engineering; born 27 Jan https://t.co/XdeHjtrSos
January 26
RT @snezanalawrence: Collecting history of mathemtatics books for a new project, to establish a history of maths collection for PhD stud… https://t.co/PHvctctZ5A
January 26
RT @Tony_Mann: I'm an organiser, but this went really well yesterday. Really looking forward to more insights on this vitally impo… https://t.co/ILwicMtTu3
January 26
Henry Briggs (1561-1630) "the man most responsible for scientists' acceptance of logarithms", died 26 Jan https://t.co/6Kf1cJY26t