Early Mathematics Day: The MacPlatonic Solids: Mathematics in Neolithic Scotland What is the mathematical significance of certain prehistoric objects that...
Mathematics in War and Peace - Euler's Work on Ballistics As a commemoration of the end of the First World War, the event will focus on the theme of mathematics in war and peacetime.
Early Mathematics Day: The Archimedes Codex A lecture on the Archimedes Palimpsest, delivered by Professor Reviel...
Mathematics, Motion, and Truth: The Earth goes round the Sun The reality of the Earth's motion, as proclaimed by Copernicus...
Early Mathematics Day: Exploring Ancient Greek and Roman Numeracy An examination of the role of numeracy within ancient civilisations...
Solving the Ancient Camel Puzzle: A 3,500-Year-Old Mathematical Trick A sheikh's will leaves behind 17 camels to be divided...
19th-Century Eclipse Expeditions During the late 19th century, British and American organisations such...
Shaping Mathematical Practices of the Science of the Stars Extant manuscripts, early library catalogues, lists of loans and wills...
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.