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11. AMS/SIAM Birkhoff Prize - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Honours/BirkhoffPrize/

    8 Mar 2024: for his contributions to the theory of Hamiltonian dynamical systems, especially his proof of the stability of periodic solutions of Hamiltonian systems having two degrees of freedom and his specific applications ... contributions to applied mathematics

12. Adam Ries: "Coss" - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    7 Mar 2023: This permits the reader to make comparisons. Scientific contributions and commentary provide information on the history and the significance of the word 'coss'. ... The collection concludes with the following commentaries: The history of the Coss (Peter

13. Johan de Witt - The first calculation on the valuation of life…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Projects/Daxenberger/

    7 Mar 2023: Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. Hendricks, F. (1852) "Contributions to the History of Insurance and the theory of life contingencies. ... 111. Wielenga, F. (2015) A History of the Netherlands: From the Sixteenth Century to the

14. Mayan mathematics - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    7 Mar 2023: Sci. 68 (3) (1980), 249-255. M W Makemson, The astronomical tables of the Maya, in Contributions to American Anthropology and History no. ... J E S Thompson, Maya arithmetic, in Contributions to American Anthropology and History no.

15. HERBERT WESTREN TURNBULL - LMS Obituary - MacTutor History of…

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

    7 Mar 2023: Turnbull was a mathematician of the classical school. He made substantial contributions to the theory of invariants. ... Apart from his contributions to classical algebra Turnbull will be remembered as an authority on the history of mathematics.

16. 125th Anniversary 1 The Edinburgh Mathematical Society was founded ... PDF (2493k)

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/EMS/booklet.pdf

    16 Jun 2020: His main contributions were to Geometry. More details at: http://www-history.mcs.st-. and.ac.uk/Biographies/Brown_Alexander.html Thomas Arnold Brown Born 1893 at Edinburgh; Died 1965 EMS ... He made some significant mathematical contributions to biology.

17. Jules Tannery (1848 - 1910) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    7 Mar 2023: Died. 11 December 1910. Paris, France. Summary. Jules Tannery was a French mathematician whose main contributions were to the history and philosophy of mathematics. . ... His main contributions were to the history and philosophy of mathematics.

18. Dov Jarden Born 17 January 1911 (17 Tevet, Taf ... PDF (4653k)

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

    9 Jul 2018: 11. journal Scripta Mathematica, devoted primarily to the history, philosophy,. and expository treatment of mathematics, in 1932 [Boy58]. ... Lexicography: My father’s contributions to the Hebrew language lay in. two areas, lexicography and the study

19. Hirst prize - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    27 Mar 2024: The Prize regulations stated:. The Hirst Prize and Lectureship for the History of Mathematics - For contributions to the study of the history of mathematics. ... There were about 60 members and guests present to hear a lovely programme of two lectures on

20. Wilks Award of the ASS - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Honours/Wilks_award/

    7 Mar 2023: methodology to basic problems in metrology; and for his singular contributions to the history of methodology in the field of statistics. ... for distinguished contributions to statistical methodology and to study of the history of statistics, for