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  1. Harlow Shapley (1885 - 1972) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Shapley_Harlow/

    21 Apr 2023: O Gingerich, Through Rugged Ways to the Galaxies, Journal for the History of Astronomy 21 (1990), 77-88. ... O Gingerich, Through Rugged Ways to the Galaxies, Journal for the History of Astronomy 21 (1990), 77-78.

  2. Paul Erdős's mathematics as a social activity PDF (1184k)

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/BSHM/Rekvenyi_Erdos.pdf

    26 May 2019: Figure 3. Selberg in Lillafüred (photograph by Norbert Hegyvári). 140 British Journal for the History of Mathematics. ... Kind regards to you colleaguesE.P. 142 British Journal for the History of Mathematics.

  3. Herivel's books - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Herivel_books/

    7 Mar 2023: 1.4. Review by: E J Aiton. The British Journal for the History of Science 3 (3) (1967), 298-299. ... as well as friends. 2.4. Review by: L Bucciarelli. The British Journal for the History of Science 10 (3) (1977), 270-271.

  4. Professor Tom Whiteside - Times obituary - MacTutor History of…

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    7 Mar 2023: He was awarded his PhD for a thesis, "Patterns of Mathematical Thought in the Later 17th Century"; written in 29 days, it was published in the inaugural issue of the journal ... Archive for the History of the Exact Sciences in 1961.

  5. Water-clocks - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Water_clocks/

    7 Mar 2023: Journal for the History of Astronomy, 2001. xxxii(108): p. 189-222. J Fermor, Timing the sun in Egypt and Mesopotamia. ... P Pattenden, A Late Sundial at Aphrodisias. The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1981.

  6. Lithuanian Academy of Sciences - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Societies/Lithuanian_Academy/

    7 Mar 2023: Meanwhile, the new Academy of Sciences was expected to find solutions for large-scale issues such as the exploration and rational use of Lithuania's natural resources, study of the history ... S Skerus, Mathematics at the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences,

  7. Cecily Tanner (1900 - 1992) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Tanner/

    11 Jan 2024: I Grattan-Guinness, Dr R C H Tanner (1900-92), British Journal for the History of Science 26 (1993), 229-231. ... R C H Tanner, On the role of equality and inequality in the history of mathematics, British Journal for the History of Science 1 (1962),

  8. ‘A man who has infinite capacity for making things go’: Sir Edmund… PDF (836k)

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/BSHM/Maidment_Whitaker.pdf

    26 May 2019: Historically, the problem often related to theSun, Moon, and Earth. 4 British Journal for the History of Mathematics. ... 1900–1926, London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1st edition, 1953. 14 British Journal for the History of Mathematics.

  9. Pulkovo Observatory - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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    7 Mar 2023: The following is taken from three sources: A I Eremeeva, Political Repression and Personality: The History of Political Repression Against Soviet Astronomers, Journal for the History of Astronomy (1995), 297-324; ... V E L'vov, a writer of popular

  10. John Sacrobosco (1195 - 1256) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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    7 Mar 2023: He wrote a number of other book including Tractatus de Quadrante on the quadrant. ... O Pedersen, In Quest of Sacrobosco, Journal for the History of Astronomy 16 (1985), 175-221.