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21. Stefanie Ursula Eminger PhD thesis PDF (4136k)

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

    1 Sep 2015: highlighted. A selection of Rudio’s contributions to the history of mathematics is studied as well. ... The last section concludes with a short account of Reye’s years as a pensioner and his death.

22. Charlotte Angas Scott (1858 - 1931) - Biography - MacTutor History…

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

    25 Jan 2024: M C Bradbrook, That Infidel Place: A short history of Girton College, 1869-1969 (Chatto & Windus, London, (1969). ... B Megson and J O Lindsay, Girton College, 1869-1959: An informal history (W Heffer, London, 1961).

23. Smith Overview - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    7 Mar 2023: We give the Preface to this work and short extracts from some reviews at THIS LINK. ... We have given short extracts from some reviews of this and eleven other books by Smith on the history of mathematics at THIS LINK.

24. Conclusions - Indian Mathematics - Redressing the balance - Projects…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Projects/Pearce/chapter-20/

    7 Mar 2023: RR, P 333]. In short, the doctrine of the western essence of classical science does not take objective history into account. ... The last word on the history of ancient civilisation will never be said.

25. The four colour theorem - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    10 Jul 2023: Before continuing with the history of the Four Colour Conjecture we will complete details of Francis Guthrie. ... Integr. Temas Mat. 2 (1) (1983), 7-13. D A Holton and S Purcell, The four colour theorem-a short history, Austral.

26. Andrew Wiles (1953 - ) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    27 Mar 2024: Dr Andrew J Wiles, American Philosophical Society Member History, American Philosophical Society (2019). ... N Woodhouse, The Andrew Wiles Building: A short history, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford.

27. 125th Anniversary 1 The Edinburgh Mathematical Society was founded ... PDF (2493k)

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

    16 Jun 2020: He worked on the convergence of series. More details at: http://www-history.mcs.st-. ... He published several important textbooks and was an enthusiast for the History of Mathematics.

28. Ball books - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    7 Mar 2023: 1. A Short Account of the History of Mathematics (1888), by W W Rouse Ball. ... 2. A Short Account of the History of Mathematics (4th edition) (1908), by W W Rouse Ball.

29. Robert P Langlands (1936 - ) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    27 Mar 2024: The short citation reads:-. Professor Langlands secured his place in history of mathematics as the proposer (in 1967) and first developer of the eponymous research programme. ... History is fascinating: modern history, ancient history, the Earth's history

30. Greek astronomy - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    7 Mar 2023: A Berry, A short history of astronomy (New York, 1961). D R Dicks, Early Greek Astronomy to Aristotle (London, 1970). ... J L E Dreyer, A history of astronomy from Thales to Kepler (New York, 1953).