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
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February 2
Marquis de L'Hôpital (1661-1704) of l'Hôpital's rule for calculating limits, died 2 Feb https://t.co/rSWCRjQvvo
February 1
George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903) "established the science of hydrodynamics with his law of viscosity", died 1 Feb https://t.co/HkqVgvAMeD
January 31
Jost Bürgi (1552-1632) discovered logarithms independently of Napier, died 31 Jan https://t.co/bkNihMrgvh
January 30
Nicolaus Fuss (1755-1826), a mathematician who worked as an amanuensis to Euler, born 30 Jan https://t.co/SojCBZW0h7
January 29
Bernard Lamy (1640-1715) wrote on geometry and mechanics, died 29 Jan https://t.co/lonXcJ6yGA