Thomas Hirst (1887): Ah, why was Newton ever born? Thomas Hirst (1830-1892) recounts the period of mathematical history through...
1302 and All That: Papal Bulldozers through Seven Centuries The Bull Unam Sanctam, issued on 18 November 1302 by...
Just War: Ancient influence on Islam and on the Spanish Conquistadors The study of justice in war is ancient in India...
When was the idea of human rights invented, and do we need it? Were the inventors the ancient Stoics, the Roman lawyers, the...
Facing Things Stoically: the Stoic recipe for remaining calm The Stoics had an attitude to life that made them...
Hooke as Speculative Philosopher The four lectures (Hooke as Speculative Philosopher, Hooke's Life, Diary...
Hooke as Designer, Maker and User of Instruments Dr Jim Bennett, Director of the Museum of the History...