mathshistory's profile picture. History of maths (math to some) tweets from the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM). Mainly tweeted by @snezanalawrence

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History of maths (math to some) tweets from the British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM). Mainly tweeted by @snezanalawrence

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Japanese translation already done and in print! @JAPANinUK @mathshistory Very pleased with the production although I would need someone to help me read this book of mine

snezanalawrence's tweet image. Japanese translation already done and in print! @JAPANinUK @mathshistory Very pleased with the production although I would need someone to help me read this book of mine
snezanalawrence's tweet image. Japanese translation already done and in print! @JAPANinUK @mathshistory Very pleased with the production although I would need someone to help me read this book of mine

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Next week is a birthday of Karl Menger (1902-1985), 5th October. This is a thread about something he thought about and wrote as the rise of National Socialists was worrying him and his many friends. He published this as a little book in Vienna in 1934, under the title "Morality,…

snezanalawrence's tweet image. Next week is a birthday of Karl Menger (1902-1985), 5th October. This is a thread about something he thought about and wrote as the rise of National Socialists was worrying him and his many friends. He published this as a little book in Vienna in 1934, under the title "Morality,…

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The European Summer University on the History and Epistemology in Mathematics Education (ESU-10) will take place in Aveiro in July 2026. More information here:  esu10.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en In particular, please note that the deadline for submitting proposals is 31 October 2025.…

snezanalawrence's tweet image. The European Summer University on the History and Epistemology in Mathematics Education (ESU-10) will take place in Aveiro in July 2026.

More information here:  esu10.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en 

In particular, please note that the deadline for submitting proposals is 31 October 2025.…

a thread on more recent history of symmetry

Ok a little bit about symmetry: it is one of the oldest concepts in mathematics and appears in many cultures around the globe and in all historical periods. Here's one pictorial representation, not such an old image, but showing how symmetry visits arts comfortably from its…

snezanalawrence's tweet image. Ok a little bit about symmetry: it is one of the oldest concepts in mathematics and appears in many cultures around the globe and in all historical periods. Here's one pictorial representation, not such an old image, but showing how symmetry visits arts comfortably from its…


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📢 Free tickets! Prof Caroline Ehrhardt asks: How does mathematics last? Discover how maths heritage is shaped by people, libraries & politics with particular reference to 19th-century France in our Annual BSHM Gresham Lecture 🎟 gres.hm/heritage-maths #Maths @mathshistory

GreshamCollege's tweet image. 📢 Free tickets! Prof Caroline Ehrhardt asks: How does mathematics last? 

Discover how maths heritage is shaped by people, libraries & politics with particular reference to 19th-century France in our Annual BSHM Gresham Lecture

🎟 gres.hm/heritage-maths

#Maths @mathshistory

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Mikhail Gromov, the giant of geometry. First time we met when I accidentally ran into him in the Parisian underground sixteen years ago. He somehow knew about my existence and agreed to meet the following day, dedicating to me 3 hours. Today, he came to my talk in Cambridge.

mmbronstein's tweet image. Mikhail Gromov, the giant of geometry. First time we met when I accidentally ran into him in the Parisian underground sixteen years ago. He somehow knew about my existence and agreed to meet the following day, dedicating to me 3 hours. Today, he came to my talk in Cambridge.

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So this came in the post the other day - and has a little article about me on the last page! Thanks @YoaYeo for the lovely interview, @IMAmaths for getting it all done so nicely, and last but definitely not least @London_W4 for a very nice photograph!

snezanalawrence's tweet image. So this came in the post the other day - and has a little article about me on the last page! Thanks @YoaYeo for the lovely interview, @IMAmaths for getting it all done so nicely, and last but definitely not least @London_W4 for a very nice photograph!
snezanalawrence's tweet image. So this came in the post the other day - and has a little article about me on the last page! Thanks @YoaYeo for the lovely interview, @IMAmaths for getting it all done so nicely, and last but definitely not least @London_W4 for a very nice photograph!

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If you are going through the Milan airport bookshop, there is a book to be found there on @mathshistory @LittleHistoryof

snezanalawrence's tweet image. If you are going through the Milan airport bookshop, there is a book to be found there on @mathshistory @LittleHistoryof

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We have a brand new redeveloped website 🥳🥂🎊 New look and new features, but all the content is still there. Have a look plus.maths.org


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I've been sent this picture by a friend reading "A Little History of Mathematics" and hammocking at the same time 😊 Enjoy Andrew!

snezanalawrence's tweet image. I've been sent this picture by a friend reading "A Little History of Mathematics" and hammocking at the same time 😊 Enjoy Andrew!

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Seems like this copy was bought today and enjoyed in a pub in Ross on Wye! Pic sent by a mathematical colleague from @IMAmaths

snezanalawrence's tweet image. Seems like this copy was bought today and enjoyed in a pub in Ross on Wye! Pic sent by a mathematical colleague from @IMAmaths

The last minute is still holding on all the way until 18:30 ... today!

Last minute decisions! You can still come to my talk in London tomorrow 😊



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Join @snezanalawrence for a fascinating talk on the history of mathematics at 18.30 on Thursday 26th June at Waterstones, London - Gower Street. Tickets: waterstones.com/events/a-littl…

YaleBooks's tweet image. Join @snezanalawrence for a fascinating talk on the history of mathematics at 18.30 on Thursday 26th June at Waterstones, London - Gower Street.  

Tickets: waterstones.com/events/a-littl…

See you there!

Join @snezanalawrence for a fascinating talk on the history of mathematics at 18.30 on Thursday 26th June at Waterstones, London - Gower Street. Tickets: waterstones.com/events/a-littl… @mathshistory @LONMathsJam @LondMathSoc @IMAmaths



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Summer holiday time! Send your recommendations for a film to watch that features mathematics one way or another. (Go wild if needed.)


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London based friends and followers, there's an event I'm doing on 26th June at Waterstones in Gower Street! Come and say hello! waterstones.com/events/a-littl…


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