The Mathematics of Musical Composition Pattern and structure are essential to music, from the permutations in a Bach fugue, to the structure of a round.
Mathematics and the Medici: Instruments from Late Renaissance Florence and a British Connection The 16th-century instruments in the Museum of the History of...
Mathematics, Motion, and Truth: The Earth goes round the Sun The reality of the Earth's motion, as proclaimed by Copernicus...
The Mathematical Life of Sir Christopher Wren Christopher Wren, who died 300 years ago this year, is...
19th-Century Eclipse Expeditions During the late 19th century, British and American organisations such...
Planes and pacifism: Activities and attitudes of British mathematicians during WWI The First World War was the first time that war...
Shaping Mathematical Practices of the Science of the Stars Extant manuscripts, early library catalogues, lists of loans and wills...
Alan Turing: The Founder of Computer Science Professor Jonathan Bowen reflects on the brilliant work and tragic...
Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.