Doing Mathematics in the Archive
A joint meeting between the British Society for the History of Mathematics and the Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge.
A day of talks reflecting on how archival work can be mathematically fruitful and how a deep engagement with the mathematical content of archival materials can reveal new historical or philosophical insight.
10.30 Arrival & Registration. Tea & coffee will be served.
11.00 Michael Potter (University of Cambridge). Archives in mathematical philosophy: Some case studies.
12.00 Aoife Kearins (University of Oxford). Epistolary Mathematics in the 19th Century.
13.00 Lunch (included with ticket).
14.00 June Barrow-Green (Open University), Andrew Burbanks (University of Portsmouth), Dan Rust (Open University), Reem Yassawi (Queen Mary University of London). George Birkhoff’s forgotten manuscript.
15.00 Emmylou Haffner (CNRS). Collective and personal archives in the genesis of Bourbaki's set theory book.
16.00 Tea & Coffee
17.00 Close of Meeting
Registration fees include lunch and refreshments. If you have any special dietary requirements, please specify them when booking.
If you would like to take advantage of the BSHM Member pricing, membership starts from just £18 a year and can be purchased via the BSHM website.
We are still exploring the possibility of remote attendance. If you would like to attend online, please check back later to purchase your ticket.
A joint meeting between the British Society for the History of Mathematics and the Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge.
A day of talks reflecting on how archival work can be mathematically fruitful and how a deep engagement with the mathematical content of archival materials can reveal new historical or philosophical insight.
10.30 Arrival & Registration. Tea & coffee will be served.
11.00 Michael Potter (University of Cambridge). Archives in mathematical philosophy: Some case studies.
12.00 Aoife Kearins (University of Oxford). Epistolary Mathematics in the 19th Century.
13.00 Lunch (included with ticket).
14.00 June Barrow-Green (Open University), Andrew Burbanks (University of Portsmouth), Dan Rust (Open University), Reem Yassawi (Queen Mary University of London). George Birkhoff’s forgotten manuscript.
15.00 Emmylou Haffner (CNRS). Collective and personal archives in the genesis of Bourbaki's set theory book.
16.00 Tea & Coffee
17.00 Close of Meeting
Registration fees include lunch and refreshments. If you have any special dietary requirements, please specify them when booking.
If you would like to take advantage of the BSHM Member pricing, membership starts from just £18 a year and can be purchased via the BSHM website.
We are still exploring the possibility of remote attendance. If you would like to attend online, please check back later to purchase your ticket.
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- 6 hours 30 minutes
- In person
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Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
20 Clarkson Road
Cambridge CB3 0EH
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