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21. 1920-21 Jun meeting

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/EMS/summaries/1920-21_jun.html

    31 May 2021: in the history of mathematics". ... Gibson, George Alexander: "Taylor's theorem and Bernoulli's theorem: a historical note".

22. Gibson History 12 - Minor figures, Arithmetic Books - MacTutor…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Gibson_history_12/

    7 Mar 2023: De Morgan has made the remark (Arithmetical Books, p. vi). It is essential to true history that the minor and secondary phenomena of the progress of mind should be more carefully ... Copernicus and Newton would fill a large space, though the history of

23. An early manuscript of MacLaurin’s: mathematical modelling of the ... PDF (246k)

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Publications/tweddle_maclaurin.pdf

    29 Jun 2021: An early manuscript of MacLaurin’s:. mathematical modelling of the forces of good;. some remarks on fluids. Ian Tweddle, B.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc. formerly. Reader, Department of Mathematics,. University of Strathclyde. 1. Introduction. Colin MacLaurin

24. Robert Schlapp M.A.(Edin.), Ph.D.(Cantab.) - RSE Obituary - MacTutor…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Obituaries/Schlapp_RSE_Obituary/

    12 Jul 2023: Robin was deeply interested and knowledgeable about the history of mathematics and made an important contribution to the Royal Society's edition of Isaac Newton's correspondence, a work initiated by ... He was honoured by Glasgow as their Gibson Lecturer

25. John Napier (1550 - 1617) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    30 Dec 2023: D J Bryden, Napier's bones : a history and instruction manual (London, 1992). ... E M Bruins, On the history of logarithms : Bürgi, Napier, Briggs, de Decker, Vlacq, Huygens, Janus 67 (4) (1980), 241-260.

26. Gibson History 5 - James Gregory - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Gibson_history_5/

    7 Mar 2023: published as they were received he would have taken a much larger place in mathematical history than has usually been assigned him.

27. Gibson History 7 - Robert Simson - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Gibson_history_7/

    7 Mar 2023: Sketch of the History of Mathematics in Scotland to the end of the 18th Century: Part II. ... By Professor G A Gibson. (Read 7th August 1926. Received 4th January 1927.).

28. Napier Tercentenary - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/EMS/Napier_Tercentenary/

    12 Jul 2023: An exhibition of calculating machines, apparatus, and books, and of objects associated with Napier and the history of mathematics, will be held in connection with the celebration. ... NAPIER TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS. MATHEMATICAL DISCUSSIONS. The

29. Robert Simson (1687 - 1768) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    14 Oct 2023: Born. 14 October 1687. West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland. Died. 1 October 1768. Glasgow, Scotland. Summary. Robert Simson was a Scottish mathematician best known for the Simson line of a triangle, even though he was not the first discoverer of it.

30. Gibson History 3 - Founding of the Universities - MacTutor History of …

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Gibson_history_3/

    7 Mar 2023: is no name of any special note in the history of mathematics that is associated with the Universities in these years.