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History of Mathematics Events Calendar

Section 1 2025–2026 History of Mathematics Events

If you would like us to list your event contact one of the HoM SIGMAA officers or send an email to: historyofmathcalendar@gmail.com
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mailto:historyofmathcalendar@gmail.com
Entries are tagged as follows:
  • \(\displaystyle \textcolor{blue}{\text{This event will be online only.}}\)
  • \(\displaystyle \textcolor{red}{\text{This event has been cancelled.}}\)
  • \(\displaystyle \textcolor{green}{\text{This event is hybrid (in-person and online).}}\)
  • \(\displaystyle \textcolor{orange}{\text{A recording has been made available.}}\)
January 8–11, 2025
Joint Mathematics Meetings, Seattle, Washington
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https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm
The program includes the following sessions relevant to the history of mathematics and its use in teaching:
  • AMS Special Session on History of Mathematics, organized by Victor J. Katz, Deborah Kent, Elizabeth Hunter, and Sloan Evans Despeaux.
  • POM SIGMAA Guest Lecture by Dr. Rajesh Kasturiragan, organized by Steven M. Deckelman and Bonnie Gold.
  • JMM Panel on The 1988–91 AMS “Computers and Mathematics” Initiative to Promote and Support the Use of Computers in Research & Education—And What Followed, organized by Keith J. Devlin
  • NAM Special Session on the Legacy of Elbert Frank Cox: First African American PhD in Mathematics, organized by Asamoah Nkwanta and Edray Herber Goins.
January 16, 2025
Oliver Heaviside: An Electrical Genius of the Victorian Age
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http://www72.homepage.villanova.edu/alan.gluchoff/PASHoM/
, Camden History Society
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Hugh Griffiths will explore the life, unusual character, and contributions to electrical engineering of the self–taught Heaviside (1850–1925). It marks 100 years since his death.
January 16, 2025
Forum of the History of the Mathematical Sciences Virtual Group, History of Science Society
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FoHoMS members meet monthly at 1:00 pm CST to discuss various significant articles and books in the history of mathematics. Contact E. A. Hunter
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mailto:eahunter@uchicago.edu
for Zoom details and a copy of this month’s reading, which is John Stillwell’s translation of Felix Klein’s article on non–Euclidean geometry (Mathematische Annalen 4 (1871) 573—625).
January 16, 2025
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The PASHoM seminar meets both in person and virtually on Zoom, with one speaker per month each semester. In the January talk David Richeson, Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dickinson College, will present The Heart of Mathematics: The Ubiquitous Cardioid. All seminar talks will begin at 6:30 pm ET.
Contact Alan Gluchoff for parking or Zoom details.
January 2–24, 2005
Modern History of Mathematics: Emerging Themes
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www.newton.ac.uk/event/mhmw01/
, University of Cambridge, England
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The first research seminar on the history of mathematics at the Isaac Newton Institute will begin with a workshop that is open both to in–person seminar participants and online guests. Each speaker will respond to “What do you consider to be the most significant open question, or lacuna, in your area of the history of mathematics?” Registration is free for virtual participants, but it must be completed by 22 September 2024.
Additional information is available here.
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www.newton.ac.uk/event/mhmw01/
February 4–5, 2025
History of Modern Mathematics in Higher Education Mathematics Teaching
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www.newton.ac.uk/event/mhmw04/
, University of Cambridge, England
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The History for Diversity in Mathematics Network, and the Isaac Newton Institute Modern History of Mathematics programme, are running a 2–day workshop on the History of Modern Mathematics in Higher Ed Mathematics Teaching in Cambridge on 4–5 February, to which all are welcome. The Programme and Registration are now available. Registration is free but essential and has a tight deadline of 19 January. In person and online options are available; the workshop has budget to cover reasonable travel and accommodation costs for up to 20 people. If you will require such funding in order to attend, contact Isobel Falconer
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ijf3@st-andrews.ac.uk
.
February 7, 2025
HOM SIGMAA Virtual
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homsigmaa.net/
Speaker Series
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The series of online talks from the History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association continues with Alicia Zelenitsky Hill, Simon Fraser University, who will speak about Karine Chemla’s algorithmic approach to analyzing mathematical texts from ancient China beginning at 11:00 AM Pacific Time, 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
For Zoom meeting details, contact Abe Edwards
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aedwards@msu.edu
February 13, 2025
Forum of the History of the Mathematical Sciences Virtual Group, History of Science Society
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FoHoMS members meet monthly at 1:00 pm CST to discuss various significant articles and books in the history of mathematics. Contact E.A. Hunter for Zoom details and a copy of this month’s reading, which consists of excerpts from Felix Klein’s Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint: Geometry. The full book is in the Internet Archive
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archive.org/details/elementary_mathematics_geometry/page/n1/mode/2up
.
February 13, 2025
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The PASHoM seminar meets both in person and virtually on Zoom, with one speaker per month each semester. In the February talk Maryam Vulis, CUNY, York College, will present Remarkable Achievements of the American Scientist and Mathematician Ernest Wilkins. All seminar talks will begin at 6:30 pm ET.
Contact Alan Gluchoff for parking or Zoom details.
February 22, 2025
British Society for the History of Mathematics
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www.bshm.ac.uk/
, Research in Progress Meeting
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www.bshm.ac.uk/events/research-progress-5
, Queen’s College, Oxford, England
BSHM’s annual meeting that provides an opportunity for graduate students in any area of the history of mathematics to present their work to a friendly and supportive audience. Abstracts are due to Christopher Hollings
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christopher.hollings@maths.ox.ac.uk
by 30 November 2024.
March 7, 2025
HOM SIGMAA Virtual
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homsigmaa.net/
Speaker Series
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The series of online talks from the History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association continues with E. A. Hunter, University of Chicago, who will speak about Archimedes Calculating π and Eating It Too beginning at 11:00 AM Pacific Time, 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
For Zoom meeting details, contact Abe Edwards
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aedwards@msu.edu
March 12, 2025
Diving into Math with Emmy Noether
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www.acflondon.org/events/theatre-performance-diving-into-math-with-emmy-noether/
, Austrian Cultural Forum London
This play reveals the life and work of this most influential 20th–century mathematician and will be performed at the Austrian Cultural Forum in London on March 12 at 7:00 pm. Book tickets at the link above.
March 20, 2025
The PASHoM seminar meets virtually on Zoom this month. Tomas Guardia of Gonzaga University will present Rithmomachia and Fiboquadratic Numbers. All seminar talks begin at 6:30 pm ET. Contact Alan Gluchoff
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alan.gluchoff@villanova.edu
for Zoom details.
February 13, 2025
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The PASHoM seminar meets virtually on Zoom this month. Tomas Guardia of Gonzaga University will present Rithmomachia and Fiboquadratic Numbers. All seminar talks begin at 6:30 pm ET.
Contact Alan Gluchoff for parking or Zoom details.
March 29, 2025
Field Trip to Bletchley Park and the National Museum of Computing
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www.bshm.ac.uk/events/bletchley-park-and-national-museum-computing
, England
Join the BSHM for a trip to two excellent museums in the history of computing and mathematics. Tickets cost £29 for BSHM members, £39 for non-members, and £5 for students, and can be purchased here
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bshm-at-bletchley-park-museum-and-the-national-museum-of-computing-tickets-1095693170769?aff=oddtdtcreator
. The ticket price includes entry to both museums, and a guided tour of Bletchley Park in the morning.
April 3, 2025
Where Did AI Come From?
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www.bshm.ac.uk/events/where-did-ai-come
William Gates Building, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, England
The Isaac Newton Institute programme on Modern History of Mathematics is hosting a consideration of the origins of AI by a historian, a computer scientist, and a museum curator. Find abstracts and a registration link here. This in–person event will run from 13:30–18:00 GMT.
April 10, 2025
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The PASHoM seminar meets virtually on Zoom this month. Professor Rob Bradley of Adelphi University will present Lagrange, Servois and the Foundations of Calculus. All seminar talks begin at 6:30 pm ET.
Contact Alan Gluchoff
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alan.gluchoff@villanova.edu
for parking or Zoom details.
April 14, 2025
History of mathematics for mathematical leadership
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www.newton.ac.uk/event/mhmw03/
De Morgan House, London, England
The Isaac Newton Institute Modern History of Mathematics programme is holding a satellite event that will bring together stakeholders in the mathematical community (Heads of Department, Directors of Research, representatives of Learned Societies and Funding Bodies); organisations using history of mathematics in high–level public engagement such as broadcasters and museums; and leading international mathematical historians of mathematics. The meeting will showcase the role, contribution, and potential of modern history of mathematics in mathematical research, teaching, public outreach and impact. Most participants will be invited by the organisers, but interested leaders can register at the link for the wait list.
April 17, 2025
Forum of the History of the Mathematical Sciences Virtual Group, History of Science Society
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FoHoMS members meet monthly at 1:00 pm CDT to discuss various significant articles and books in the history of mathematics. Contact E.A. Hunter
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eahunter@uchicago.edu
for Zoom details and a copy of this month’s reading, which is Karine Carole Chemla’s Changes and Continuities in the Use of Diagrams Tu in Chinese Mathematical Writings (Third Century to Fourteenth Century) (East Asian Science, Technology and Society 4 (2010) 303—326).
April 28, 2025
The TRIUMPHS Society
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triumphssociety.org/
(TRansforming Instruction: Understanding Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources)
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The Society will be conducting a virtual discussion for its members on Precalculus and First–year Calculus. The session begins at (11:00am PDT)/(noon MDT)/(1pm CDT)/(2pm EDT). Participants are asked to read the PSPs that will be discussed prior to the session. PSPs can be found at TRIUMPHS PSP collection
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triumphs.ursinus.edu/
. Contact Janet Heine Barnett
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janet.barnett@csupueblo.edu
for details.
May 7, 2025
The TRIUMPHS Society
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triumphssociety.org/
(TRansforming Instruction: Understanding Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources)
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The Society will be conducting a virtual discussion for its members on Multivariable Calculus and Number Theory. The session begins at (2pm PDT)/(3pm MDT)/(4pm CDT)/(5pm EDT). Participants are asked to read the PSPs that will be discussed prior to the session. PSPs can be found at TRIUMPHS PSP collection
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triumphs.ursinus.edu/
. Contact Janet Heine Barnett
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janet.barnett@csupueblo.edu
for details.
May 12, 2025
Numbers and Narratives: A Feminist Genealogy of Automathographies
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sites.google.com/view/numbersandnarratives/a-feminist-genealogy-of-automathographies
, San Francisco, California
May 12 is the International Women in Mathematics Day, which was chosen to mark and celebrate the birthday of Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics, in 2014. In joining these celebrations all over the world, the leaders organize a symposium, which will address amongst others the following questions, but its topics will by no means be restricted within them:
  • How can we make sense of women mathematicians’ historical emergence as subjects of scientific knowledge, as well as creators of philosophy and culture?
  • In what ways can memory work in the archives motivate young women and girls to re-imagine themselves as mathematicians in the future?
Please send an abstract of around 200 words with a short bio to Maria Tamboukou
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m.tamboukou@uel.ac.uk
by June 30, 2024.
May 13, 2025
The Observatoire de Paris
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observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/
The next session of the History of Astronomical Sciences seminar will take place on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at 2pm (Paris time). The speakers in this session will discuss their approaches to the scientific enhancement of this heritage.
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  • At 2pm Rebekah Higgitt (National Museum Scotland), will speak on “Connecting and sharing observatory histories and archives as online data”
  • At 3:30pm Antonella Gasperini and Valeria Zanini (INAF Osservatorio astronomico di Arcetri and INAF Osservatorio astronomico di Padova) will speak on “Polvere di Stelle (Stardust), a web portal for the Italian cultural heritage of astronomy”
In person access will be from 77 avenue Denfert Rochereau. Please register here.
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framaforms.org/inscription-seminaire-dhistoire-des-sciences-astronomiques-observatoire-de-paris-1738062465
May 19, 2005
Forum of the History of the Mathematical Sciences Virtual Group, History of Science Society
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hssonline.org/
(Please note that this is a different day of the week from our usual schedule.)
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FoHoMS members meet monthly at 1:00 pm CDT to discuss various significant articles and books in the history of mathematics. Contact E. A. Hunter
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eahunter@uchicago.edu
for Zoom details and a copy of this month’s reading, which is Karine Carole Chemla’s The Proof Is in the Diagram: Liu Yi and the Graphical Writing of Algebraic Equations in Eleventh-Century China.
The History of Mathematics Virtual Group (HMVG) will continue our discussion of diagrams in Chinese mathematics with Karine Chemla’s “The Proof Is in the Diagram: Liu Yi and the Graphical Writing of Algebraic Equations in Eleventh-Century China.” (Please note that this is a different day of the week from our usual schedule.) Contact E. A. Hunter
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eahunter@uchicago.edu
for details.
For those who were interested in Part II of the article we read last meeting, you can check out her article Variete des modes d’utilisation des tu dans les textes mathematiques des Song et des Yuan.
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shs.hal.science/halshs-00000103/
May 29, 2025
The Archmedes Reading Group (ARG) will be meeting at 1pm CST to discuss The Sphere and the Cylinder. Contact E. A. Hunter
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eahunter@uchicago.edu
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May 31-June 2, 2025
Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics
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www.cshpm.org/
, (CSHPM), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The CSHPM will hold its 2025 Annual Meeting in Toronto at George Brown College in conjunction with the 2025 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Kenneth O. May Lecturer for the Special Session will be Patricia Blanchette of the University of Notre Dame. Proposals are welcome for a Special Session on Conceptual Change in Mathematics and a General Session on all topics relevant to the history of mathematics, the philosophy of mathematics, or the use of history or philosophy in the teaching of mathematics. All talks are 20 minutes in length.
Send a title and abstract (maximum 200 words) by 1 February 2025 for the Special Session to Nicolas Fillion
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nfillion@sfu.ca
or for the General Session to Amy Ackerberg–Hastings
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aackerbe@verizon.net
and Robert E. Bradley
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http://bradley@adelphi.edu/
. Register to attend and book accommodations with Congress 2025
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www.federationhss.ca/en/congress2025
.
June 2–6, 2025
2025: Training Week: A Global History of Astronomy on Primary Sources: New Approaches, New Digital Tools
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eida.hypotheses.org/seminars-2/training-week-a-global-history-of-astronomy-on-primary-sources-new-approaches-new-digital-tools
, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Observatoire de Paris
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observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/histoire-de-la-bibliotheque.html
An exciting training program for master’s students, doctoral candidates, and early–career researchers focused on the history of astronomy will be held at the Paris Observatory. Participants will explore the latest developments in digital humanities and artificial intelligence as applied to the study of primary sources. A limited number of scholarships are available to support those who require financial assistance for travel and accommodation in Paris. Click the link above for details and application information before April 18.
June 4, 2025
The British Society for the History of Mathematics
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www.bshm.ac.uk/
annual LMS/Gresham Lecture
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www.lms.ac.uk/events/lectures/gresham-lectures
This year, the speaker is Robin Wilson (The Open University), giving a talk entitled: “Sum Stories: Equations and their Origins”. For further details and to register, please see the event page
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www.lms.ac.uk/events/lms-gresham-lecture-2025-robin-wilson
on the Gresham website.
June 12, 2025
The History of Mathematics Virtual Group (HMVG) will continue our discussion of diagrams in mathematics with Christine Proust’s Representing Numbers and Quantities in Editions of Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. Contact E. A. Hunter
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eahunter@uchicago.edu
for details. Meeting begins a 1pm CST.
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June 9, 2025
The Science Museum
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www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/
of London will be hosting a symposium in commemoration of Jim Bennett. The day will include papers from scholars in the history of science and scientific instruments, a curator–led tour of the Science City gallery, personal reminiscences of Jim and his work and an opportunity to catch up with colleagues. A limited number of places are available for the event. If you wish to attend, please do so via the link here.
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/www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/knowing-and-doing-a-celebration-of-the-life-and-legacy-of-jim-bennett-tickets-1335226551559?aff=oddtdtcreator
For more information contact Richard Dunn
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Richard.Dunn@ScienceMuseum.ac.uk
July 1-5, 2025
HPM 2024 is the eleventh quadrennial meeting of the HPM group
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hpm.sites.uu.nl/
, an affiliated study group of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, ICMI. The program includes plenary lectures, panels, workshops, parallel sessions where participants present research reports, poster exhibitions, and exhibitions of books and other didactical material. Proposals for contributed talks, workshops and posters are due by the extended deadline of March 15, 2024, using the application form posted on the meeting website
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hpm2024.sciencesconf.org/
. For further information, see also the Second Announcement
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hpm.sites.uu.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/905/2024/02/HPM-2024-Second-Announcement.pdf
or contact Snezana Lawrence
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snezana@mathsisgoodforyou.com
.
August 6–9, 2025
MAA MathFest, Sacramento, CA
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jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm
MathFest 2025, the annual summer meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, is scheduled to be held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento, CA. History-related events include the following:
  • HOM SIGMAA
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    homsigmaa.net/
    Business Meeting and Invited Address, The HOM SIGMAA Business Meeting and Guest Lecture includes both the annual business meeting for the History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the MAA and a lecture by an expert in the history of mathematics. Organized by Abe Edwards
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    aedwards@msu.edu
    (Michigan State University) and Ximena Catepillán
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    Ximena.Catepillan@millersville.edu
    (Millersville University).
  • Workshop, Engaging and Inspiring Students in the Mathematics Classroom by Teaching with Primary Source Projects, sponsored by HOM SIGMAA
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    homsigmaa.net/
    , Euler Society
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    www.eulersociety.org/
    , and TRIUMPHS Society
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    triumphssociety.org/
    (TRansforming Instruction: Understanding Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources). Organized by Jennifer Clinkenbeard (California State University Monterey Bay), Abe Edwards (Michigan State University), Ken Monks (College of Southern Nevada), Daniel Otero (Xavier University), Adam Parker (Wittenberg University), Michael Saclolo (St. Edwards University), and Janet Heine Barnett (Colorado State University Pueblo).
  • Workshop, Exploring the Use of AI to Translate Early Modern Mathematics from Latin to English, organized by Christopher Goff (University of the Pacific) and Erik Tou (University of Washington-Tacoma).
  • Workshop, Reacting to the Past: Historical Roleplaying Games in Math Education, organized by Chad Curtis (Nevada State University) and Sungju Moon (Nevada State University).
  • Workshop, We Integrate Differentials, Not Functions. The organizers propose that starting an Integral Calculus course by defining the integral as the limit of Riemann sums is not only historically inaccurate but more importantly, it is pedagogically unsound. Rigor has its place but its place is not at the beginning of the course where it hinders students’ use of integration as a problem-solving tool. This workshop will provide examples, problems, and approaches which will demonstrate the power of integrating differentials to solve (not necessarily calculus) problems. It will also provide motivation for the study of power series and ultimately numerical series and sequences as approximation techniques. Rather than treating these as a separate topic, which is often the norm, they can serve to begin the “crossover” into the abstraction and rigor of Riemann sums and power series.
    Examples will be taken from our published OER Calculus textbook Differential Calculus: From Practice to Theory
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    milneopentextbooks.org/differential-calculus-from-practice-to-theory/
    , and our unpublished manuscript Integral Calculus: From Practice to Theory.
    Organized by Robert Rogers
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    Robert.Rogers@fredonia.edu
    (SUNY Fredonia) and Eugene (Bud) Boman
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    budboman@gmail.com
    (Penn State, Harrisburg).
  • Workshop, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: A Historical Approach to Fostering Mathematical Breakthroughs, organized by Cem Inaltong (Aeon Learning Sciences) and Austin Volz (Aeon Learning Sciences).
  • A History of Mathematics Trivia Contest, sponsored by HOM SIGMAA
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    homsigmaa.net/
    and the Committee on Undergraduate Student Programming (CUSP). Come join fellow math enthusiasts for a fun time of team trivia. Questions will focus on the history of mathematics, as well as mathematical connections to the Hoosier State. Undergraduates are especially encouraged to attend, but the contest is open to everyone! Organized by Ximena Catepillán
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    Ximena.Catepillan@millersville.edu
    (Millersville University of Pennsylvania), Greg Coxson (United States Naval Academy), Abe Edwards
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    aedwards@msu.edu
    (Michigan State University), and Janine Janoski
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    JanineJanoski@kings.edu
    (King’s College).
  • Invited Paper Session, The Institute on the History of Mathematics and its Use in Teaching: 30 Years of Impact on Education and Research, sponsored by MAA Convergence, HOM SIGMAA
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    homsigmaa.net/
    , the TRIUMPHS Society
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    triumphssociety.org/
    , the Euler Society
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    www.eulersociety.org/
    , the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics
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    www.cshpm.org/
    , and the Americas Section of the International Study Group on Relations between History and Pedagogy of Mathematics
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    old.maa.org/sites/default/files/images/upload_library/46/HPM_News_68.pdf
    . Organized by Daniel E. Otero
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    otero@xavier.edu
    (Xavier University) and Amy Ackerberg-Hastings
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    aackerbe@verizon.net
    (MAA Convergence).
  • Invited Paper Session, Looking at Complex Analysis and Geometry through the Lenses of Research, History, and Pedagogy, organized by Russell Howell (Westmont College), Michael Dorff (Brigham Young University), Beth Schaubroeck (United States Air Force Academy), and Mike Brilleslyper (Florida Polytechnic University).
  • Invited Paper Session, Philosophy of Mathematics: The View from Paradox, organized by Steven Deckelman (University of Wisconsin-Stout), Bonnie Gold (Monmouth University), and Thomas Drucker (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater).
  • Read the Masters! Cauchy’s Limits and the Integral Defined, sponsored by HOM SIGMAA
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    homsigmaa.net/
    , the TRIUMPHS Society
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    triumphssociety.org/
    , the ORESME Reading Group
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    www.exhibit.xavier.edu/oresme/
    , the ARITHMOS Reading Group
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    home.adelphi.edu/~bradley/Arithmos/
    , and the Euler Society
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    www.eulersociety.org/
    . Organized by Daniel Otero
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    otero@xavier.edu
    (Xavier University) and Robert Bradley
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    bradley@adelphi.edu
    (Adelphi University).
  • NAM David Harold Blackwell Lecture, 100 Years of Inspiration: Elbert Frank Cox and the Future of Mathematics, delivered by Talitha Washington (Howard University).
October 24-26, 2015
The Oughtred Society
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www.oughtred.org/index.shtml
will be celebrating the 400th anniversity of the invention of the slide rule by William Oughtred
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mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Oughtred/
with their first in–person meeting in five years. The meeting will be in Cambridge, MA at MIT. Further information is available here.
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www.rechenschieber.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/im2025-preliminary-info-and-call-for-papers.pdf
November 18, 2025
The Royal Society
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royalsociety.org/
will present the conference Women in Science: Historical Perspectives at 6–9 Carlton House Terrace, London. Deadline for submissions: 30 June 2025
March 2025 began the 80th anniversary year of the election of the first two female Fellows of the Royal Society – Kathleen Lonsdale and Marjory Stephenson. This anniversary year is being marked by a series of events looking at the past, present, and future of women in the scientific community. These will include a one-day history of science conference on 18 November 2025 and a two-day contemporary event in early 2026.
For the historical section of this activity in November, we are interested in new research that reflects on contributions, exclusions and collaborations between women collectors, researchers and illustrators from the seventeenth century to the twentieth century. We envisage a half-day on earlier periods, followed by a half-day on nineteenth- and twentieth-century scientists that will pay particular attention to female Fellows of the Royal Society, candidates for Fellowship (actual and potential), those who published or exhibited at the Society, or those supported by Royal Society research grants. However, material reflecting on any aspect of women in science will be considered.
We welcome proposals for 15 to 20–minute papers on themes related to scientific women, including: “Hidden” or underappreciated individual figures in the history of science. Intellectual networks, salons or societies led by women, whether local, national, or international. Unrecognised contributions by the wives, sisters and daughters of male Fellows of the Royal Society. The Royal Society’s own involvement in including or excluding women from scientific careers. The role of twentieth-century women in STEM in gaining recognition and status both for their own contributions to science and those of other women.
Please submit proposals (not exceeding 300 words, including a biographical note of c.50 words) for 15 to 20 –minute papers to library@royalsociety.org
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library@royalsociety.org
by Monday 30 June 2025, with the subject line ‘proposal for conference paper.’
January 14–15, 2026
International Conference: Beyond Books: Instruments and Knowledge in Libraries, Musée d’histoire des sciences, Geneva
Nowadays, most library users are unaware that for centuries, libraries have combined written and ‘hands-on’ dimensions of knowledge by collecting instruments and objects of all kinds.
In the Middle Ages, library collections frequently included astrolabes, quadrants, and sundials alongside treatises explaining their construction and use. Theories of libraries in the Renaissance already anticipated the inclusion of ‘mathematical instruments’. With the emergence of curiosity cabinets, between the 16th and 18th centuries the array of objects was continuously extended. Libraries acquired more and more maps, portraits, coins, medals, natural specimens, models, and exotic artefacts intended to engage with and enrich the libraries’ vast encyclopaedic knowledge.
The presence of a cabinet and the interaction between instruments and books became a crucial material and epistemological concern in the management of libraries, whether private or ‘public’, from the 17th century onwards.
Objects were stored close to books, or in adjoining rooms, and fulfilled various functions. Instruments were regarded as both ornaments and complements to written knowledge, three-dimensional representations of knowledge that could be handled. They therefore played a crucial role in understanding scientific texts, serving as examples or as mnemotechnic tools.
With the exception of a few studies, the presence of instruments in libraries has received little attention in the general history of libraries. The history of education, reading practices, architecture and institutions have taken precedence. The international conference Beyond Books: Instruments and Knowledge in Libraries aims to re-evaluate these historiographical assessments and reconnect libraries, instruments, and books. In a deliberately multidisciplinary and diachronic approach, the event will interrogate the acquisition, status and use of instruments in libraries across different time periods, geographical areas, and knowledge cultures.
Here is a non-comprehensive list of possible topics which may be studied and discussed:
  • the concept of ‘scientific instrument’ in libraries;
  • cabinets of curiosities and/in libraries;
  • a user-oriented focus on instruments and their possible uses;
  • scientific practices in libraries and/or science libraries;
  • paper and parchment instruments;
  • biography of instruments (before entering a library collection/as part of a library collection/after leaving the library collection);
  • instruments listed in library catalogues;
  • library rules and regulations;
  • furniture, storage procedures, collection management;
  • curatorial strategies and careers;
  • conservation and restoration aspects, past and present.
Proposals of 300 words max. — in French or English — should be sent to Rossella Baldi
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rossellangelicabaldi@gmail.com
and Samuel Gessner
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samuel.gessner@gmail.com
. The deadline for submissions is 15th June 2025.
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