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  1. MacTutor Index - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    30 Mar 2026: University. Their contributions to the history of mathematics have been recognised by Numerous Awards including the Hirst Prize of the London Mathematical Society in 2015.

  2. Science in the 17th century - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Science_17C/

    10 Jul 2023: This period in the history of Europe is known as the Scientific Revolution. ... L Jardine, Britain and the rise of science, BBC History (17 February 2011).

  3. Edinburgh Royal Society - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    7 Mar 2023: In a move to counter this proposal the Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh, John Walker, proposed that the University of Edinburgh, the Faculty of Advocates, the Philosophical Society

  4. George Boole (1815 - 1864) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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

    31 May 2026: S S Petrova, G Boole and the development of the calculus of operations in England (Russian), History and methodology of the natural sciences (Moscow, 1982), 98-103. ... Roy. Irish Acad. Sect. A. 57 (1955), 74-78. J Richards, Boole and Mill : differing

  5. British Mathematical Colloquium - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/BMC/

    22 Nov 2025: The British Mathematical Colloquium is the largest pure mathematical conference to be held annually in the UK. It has been held every year since 1949, usually around Easter, though some of the earlier meetings were in September. The venues of the

  6. Gibson: "History of Scottish Mathematics" - MacTutor…

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

    1 Oct 2024: The first paper in the new Series was by George Gibson and it was the first part of his two-part paper Sketch of the History of Mathematics in Scotland to ... Gibson History 10 - Matthew Stewart, John Stewart, William Trail.

  7. St Andrews professors - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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

    29 May 2024: Mathematical teaching and research at the University of St Andrews began in 1668 with the appointment of James Gregory as the first holder of the Regius Chair of Mathematics. He was proposed for the chair by his friend Robert Moray, a graduate of St

  8. A Brief History of Time and Calendars - MacTutor History of…

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Astronomy/bhistory/

    7 Mar 2023: This reflects the lack of information that historians of science have as they delve further back into history. ... D Leverington, Encyclopaedia of the History of Astronomy and Astrophysics (Cambridge, 2013).

  9. Heinz Klaus Strick's histories - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Strick/

    20 May 2026: Every month for 20 years Heinz Klaus Strick produced a mathematical calendar page, illustrated with postage stamps from his extensive collection. These were published in the on-line magazine Spektrum. English translations of these were later

  10. Birthplace Map - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Map/

    7 Mar 2023: No Location Chosen. Choose a location on the map to see which mathematicians were born there.