British Journal for the History of Mathematics, Volume 30, Issue 1 (2015)

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Editorial

Editorial
Editorial
Tony Mann
Page: 1
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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A new theoretical approach to sample problems and deductive reasoning in Sanskrit mathematical texts
Alessandra Petrocchi
Pages: 2-19
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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From Brahmagupta to Euler: on the formula for the area of a cyclic quadrilateral
Eisso J Atzema
Pages: 20-34
Published online: 01 Dec 2014
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The medieval counting table revisited: a brief introduction and description of its use during the early modern period
Cheryl Periton
Pages: 35-49
Published online: 28 Nov 2014
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A forgotten contrivance: a study of the diagonal scale and its appearance in mathematics texts from 1714 to the present
Kristina Leifeste Brantley
Pages: 50-66
Published online: 28 Nov 2014
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‘The unplanned impact of mathematics’ and its implications for research funding: a discussion-led educational activity
Peter Rowlett
Pages: 67-74
Published online: 28 Nov 2014
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BSHM meetings

Joint meeting of the BSHM and the IMA North-West Branch
Manchester Metropolitan University, 13 May 2014
Robin Wilson
Page: 75
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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Counting and Calculation, a Journey through Practical Mathematics
Rewley House, Oxford, 21–22 June 2014
Terry Froggatt
Pages: 75-77
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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Physicists & Mathematicians of Belfast—joint BSHM/Institute of Physics event
Queen’s University Belfast, 25 June 2014
Colin Turner
Page: 77
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Non-Western Mathematics
The Andrew Wiles Building, Oxford University, 27 June 2014
Robin Wilson
Pages: 77-78
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British Science Festival
University of Birmingham, 6 September 2014
Robin Wilson
Pages: 78-79
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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History of Mathematics Film Day
Open University Regional Office, Birmingham, 11 October 2014
Robin Wilson
Page: 79
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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BSHM/Gresham College joint meeting on the History of Statistics
Gresham College, London, 30 October 2014
Adrian Rice
Pages: 79-80
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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The history of mathematics in 300 stamps
The Andrew Wiles Building, University of Oxford, 21 November 2014
Robin Wilson
Pages: 80-81
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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Reviews

Book Review
Rewriting the history of school mathematics in North America 1607–1861: the central role of cyphering books, by Nerida Ellerton and M.A. (Ken) Clements
Springer, 2012, 223 pp, £90, ISBN 978-94-007-2639-0
John Denniss
Pages: 82-83
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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The King of Infinite Space: Euclid and his Elements, by David Berlinski
Basic Books, 2013, 172 + xiv pp, £15.99, ISBN 978-0-465-01481-1
Michalis Sialaros
Pages: 83-85
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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The Moscow Pythagoreans: Mathematics, Mysticism, and Anti-Semitism in Russian Symbolism, by Ilona Svetlikova
Palgrave, 2013, 196 pp, £45.00, ISBN 978-1-137-33827-3
Christopher Hollings
Pages: 85-86
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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Statistics, Public Debate and the State, 1800–1945: A Social, Political and Intellectual History of Numbers, by Jean-Guy Prévost and Jean-Pierre Beaud
Pickering and Chatto, 2012, 233 pp, £60.00, ISBN 978-1-84893-296-8
Ida Stamhuis
Pages: 87-88
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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Robert Recorde: the Life and Times of a Tudor Mathematician, by Gareth Roberts and Fenny Smith (editors)
University of Wales Press, 2012, 320 pp, hardback £60, ISBN 978-0-708-32526-1; paperback £14.99, ISBN 978-0-708-32682-4
Tony Mann
Page: 89
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Letter to the Editor
Bob Burn
Pages: 90-91
Published online: 11 Feb 2015
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