Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
The Londonderry Plantation from 1641 until the Disengagement at the end of the Nineteenth Century The events that led to the Londonderry Plantation had momentous...
Two Losses Make a Win: How a Physicist Surprised Mathematicians One of the most extraordinary pieces of new mathematics was...
The life and legacy of Dr Edward Jenner FRS, pioneer of vaccination Known to many as “the father of immunology”, Edward Jenner...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Local or global? Network economics and the new economy Should we prefer the brittle resilience of a very nervous...
Florence Nightingale and her Crimean War Statistics: Lessons for hospital safety, public administration and nursing Professor McDonald will discusses the history and the myth surrounding...
100 Essential Things You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts We apply mathematics to some of the arts: identify Dali's...