19th-Century Eclipse Expeditions During the late 19th century, British and American organisations such...
Mathematical Journeys into Fictional Worlds Literary satire has long used mathematical concepts to reinforce its points.
Shaping Mathematical Practices of the Science of the Stars Extant manuscripts, early library catalogues, lists of loans and wills...
The Journey from Black-Hole Singularities to a Cyclic Cosmology Sir Roger Penrose gives the annual Sir Thomas Gresham lecture on The Journey from Black-Hole Singularities to a Cyclic Cosmology.
Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
Mathematical Structure in Fiction Mathematical concepts have often been used to create new structural forms in fiction, as in the works of Raymond Queneau and Jorge Luis Borges.
Doing Business in Interstellar Space Imagine that interstellar trade is possible at speeds close to...
The World of Isaac Newton This illustrated lecture will cover Newton's life and his mathematical and scientific labours in the context of 17th-century England.