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 18
Charles Dupin (1784-1873) made contributions to differential geometry, invented the 'Dupin indicatrix', died 18 Jan https://t.co/bL61hyFAsX
January 17
Francis Galton (1822-1911) worked on statistical correlation and regression, died 17 Jan https://t.co/capCjWNunD
January 16
Thomas Clausen (1801-1885) worked on pure mathematics, applied mathematics, astronomy and geophysics, born 16 Jan https://t.co/lywN57pLHd
January 15
RT @snezanalawrence: Sofia's sister, Anna Korvin-Krukovskaya was an extraordinary woman too - a friend of Marx, girlfriend of Dostoyevsk… https://t.co/6HTQ6WqXVF
January 15
Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) "made valuable contributions to the theory of differential equations", born 15 Jan https://t.co/xZUW4sxFOK