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.
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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
Henry Briggs (1561-1630) "the man most responsible for scientists' acceptance of logarithms", died 26 Jan https://t.co/6Kf1cJY26t
January 25
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813) worked in analysis, number theory, analytical & celestial mechanics, born 25 Jan https://t.co/nuQ56Ri35L
January 24
Percy Heawood (1861-1955) made important contributions to the four colour theorem, died 24 Jan https://t.co/Bw8qpVZHQG