British Journal for the History of Mathematics, Volume 32, Issue 3 (2017)

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Editorials

Editorial
Editorial
Page: 185
Published online: 07 Sep 2017
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Original Articles

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Studying appropriations of past lives: using metabiographical approaches in the history of mathematics
Henrik Kragh Sørensen
Pages: 186-197
Published online: 14 Aug 2017
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‘[...] the first handsome mathematical lady I’ve ever seen!’ On the role of beauty in portrayals of Sofia Kovalevskaya
Eva Kaufholz-Soldat
Pages: 198-213
Published online: 08 May 2017
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Picturing Lovelace, Babbage, and the Analytical Engine: a cartoonist in mathematical biography
Sydney Padua
Pages: 214-220
Published online: 30 May 2017
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The early mathematical education of Ada Lovelace
Christopher Hollings, Ursula Martin & Adrian Rice
Pages: 221-234
Published online: 01 Jun 2017
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Frigyes Riesz between the two World Wars
L Rodríguez
Pages: 235-245
Published online: 22 May 2017
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Women and mathematics: a course and a scholarly investigation
Jacqueline M Dewar
Pages: 246-253
Published online: 04 May 2017
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Mathematical women—creating historical resources
A E L Davis
Pages: 254-256
Published online: 22 May 2017
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Who's bigger? Where computer scientists really rank
Steven S Skiena & Charles B Ward
Pages: 257-264
Published online: 16 May 2017
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BSHM Meetings

Report
‘Mathematical Biography: A MacTutor Celebration’
St Andrews, 16–17 September 2016
Christopher D Hollings
Page: 265
Published online: 10 Nov 2016
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