British Journal for the History of Mathematics, Volume 24, Issue 2 (2009)

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Mathematics of currency and exchange: arithmetic at the end of the thirteenth century
Norman Biggs
Pages: 67-77
Published online: 22 Jun 2009
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Formulating figurate numbers
Janet L Beery
Pages: 78-91
Published online: 22 Jun 2009
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Mathematics goes ballistic: Benjamin Robins, Leonhard Euler, and the mathematical education of military engineers
Janet Heine Barnett
Pages: 92-104
Published online: 22 Jun 2009
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Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795–1850) and his mathematics textbooks
Andreas Christiansen
Pages: 105-113
Published online: 22 Jun 2009
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BSHM Meetings
John Sharp, Martin Perkins & Jenny Ramsden
Pages: 114-116
Published online: 22 Jun 2009
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Other Meetings
Benjamin Wardhaugh
Pages: 117-118
Published online: 22 Jun 2009
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News and Notices
Pages: 119-120
Published online: 22 Jun 2009
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Review Article
Reviews
Massimo Mazzotti, Mark McCartney, Anthony V Piccolino, Snezana Lawrence & Amirouche Moktefi
Pages: 121-130
Published online: 22 Jun 2009
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Recent Publications
Pages: 131-134
Published online: 22 Jun 2009
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