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Thomas Hirst (1887): Ah, why was Newton ever born?

Thomas Hirst (1830-1892) recounts the period of mathematical history through...

In his Principia Isaac Newton used his law of universal...

Many thousands of surviving mathematical clay tablets provide much information...

This event will focus upon mathematics as expressed in different languages and cultures.

How many colours are needed to colour a map? What...

And first, the fair PARABOLA behold, Her timid arms with...

This is the fourth part of a study day. It...

Hanging chains and shapes of suspension bridges. The designs of...

For centuries, scientists have tried to identify what is special...

Combinatorial mathematics is concerned with selecting, arranging and counting objects...