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
Announcements & Blogs
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July 29
Walter Feit (1930-2004) Jointly proved one of the most important theorems about finite simple groups, died 29 Jul https://t.co/nqmhaAyHof
July 28
Gaspard Monge (1746-1818) is considered the father of differential geometry, died 28 Jul https://t.co/EydkmicNed
July 27
RT @snezanalawrence: Johann Bernoulli was #botd in 1667. Here's a talk about him and his brother, and their teacher Leibniz, given in 20… https://t.co/eQ4vNdyDBS
July 27
Pierre-Louis Maupertuis (1698-1759) formulated the principle of least action, died 27 Jul https://t.co/Ote3Upt7B9
July 26
Zhao Youqin (1271-about1335) worked in astronomy, maths & physics, with particular skills in optics, born 26 Jul https://t.co/yhCQbRkCbz