One of the interesting things about the history of mathematical notation is its regional variation over the centuries. There was one kind of notation in Italy, another in Germany, the U.K. and France.

Over centuries, mathematicians have amassed an array of symbols—from arrows and crosses to shapes derived from letters—to ...

A Brief History of Tricky Mathematical Tiling. By David S. Richeson. October 30, 2023. ... The beauty of the mathematics rivals the beauty of the designs themselves. The simplest tilings are made of ...

THE two volumes of this history (the first of which was noticed in NATURE of November 15, 1924) deal with the subject from two different aspects. The first volume, described as a “General Survey ...

History of Math Shaken Up As Fundamental Point 150 Years Older Than Thought. Published Feb 21, 2024 at 1:36 PM EST Updated Feb 26, 2024 at 4:23 PM EST. By .

In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

THE SECRET LIVES OF NUMBERS: A Hidden History of Math’s Unsung Trailblazers, by Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell. Mathematics has been described as the longest continuous human thought.

IT is only during the last fifty or sixty years that the history of mathematics has been systematically studied. In that time, however, the field has been gradually covered by an increasing number ...