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BSHM Christmas Meeting, 7 Dec, 0930-17.15 Department of Computer Science University of Warwick This will be A ‘History of Mathematics’ Day: a potpourri of interesting historical mathematical issues. Speakers: Helen Ross: Dicuil and triangular numbers Steve Russ: Visions in the Night: Bolzano's Anticipations of Continuity Jane Wess: From Newton to Newcomen: Mathematics and Technology 1687-1800 Troy Astarte: On the Difficulty of Describing Difficult Things Catalin Iorga: Known and Unknown In Al-Kashi's Mathematics Alex Aylward: Between Authority and Obscurity: Responses to the Mathematization of Evolution Chris Pritchard: From collecting coins to searching the archives: Personal reflections on becoming a historian of mathematics Martin Campbell-Kelly: Victorian Data Processing Registration now open https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bshm-christmas-meeting-2019-a-history-of-mathematics-day-tickets-76646438561 £25 BSHM members; £35 non members; £15 students, includes teas, coffees, lunch ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MERSENNE list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MERSENNE&A=1