Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
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.
The Secret Mathematicians From composers to painters, writers to choreographers, the mathematician’s palette...
Wren, Hooke and Willis: Divine geometry and natural design The status of geometry with respect to the natural world...
The Movement of Ponytails, Ships and the Millennium Bridge A question from the lecture 'Leonardo, Rapunzel and the Mathematics...
The celestial geometry of John Flamsteed: Mapping the heavens from 17th century Greenwich During his 46 years as Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed elevated...