Journal
The British Journal for the History of Mathematics is the journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics: it publishes articles, reports, and book reviews on a range of historical topics. Articles on local mathematical history, the use of history of mathematics in education, and those reflecting individual interests and research are particularly encouraged.
The Journal is published on behalf of the Society by Taylor and Francis. From 2006 it has been available online to institutional subscribers at the Taylor and Francis website. On the Taylor and Francis site, is also possible to request a free sample copy of the Journal, sign up for table-of-contents alerting, and view tables of contents of the Journal from 2006. Subscribers may also access past issues of the Journal electronically via Taylor and Francis. BSHM members receive complimentary electronic access to past issues of the Journal. For guidance on accessing the Journal online, see the help guide below.
Registering for and browsing the journal online
If you are interested in submitting an article for inclusion in the Journal, please see the Instructions for Authors page on the Taylor and Francis website, or contact the Editor, Isobel Falconer.
Historical note: between 1986 and 2003, this publication was named British Society for the History of Mathematics. Newsletter. Between 2003 and 2018 the name was BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics.
As an alternative to the presentation of the table of contents on the Taylor & Francis website, the editor has prepared a webpage listing the contents of all journal issues on one page. It shows the table of contents from 2004 onwards.
Book Reviews
This page contains the original submitted versions of book reviews subsequently published in the British Journal for the History of Mathematics. They are collected here with the authors’ permission, as a service to the community.
2019
Vol 34 issue 3
A Heefer review of Ingrid Alexander-Skipnes (ed.) Visual Culture and Mathematics in the Early Modern Period
D Leddy review of Chris Pritchard, A Common Family Weakness for Statistics: Essays on Francis Galton, George Darwin and the Normal Curve of Evolutionary Biology
2020
Vol 35 issue 1
T. Astarte review of Ken Steiglitz, The Discrete Charm of the Machine: Why the World Became Digital
C. Hollings review of David Rowe, A Richer Picture of Mathematics: the Göttingen Tradition and Beyond
Vol 35 issue 2
V. Peckhaus review of Robin Wilson and Amirouche Moktefi (eds.), The Mathematical World of Charles L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)
L. Rogers review of June Barrow-Green, Jeremy Gray, and Robin Wilson (eds.), The History of Mathematics: A Source-Based Approach, Vol1
F. Tanswell review of Philip Ording, 99 Variations on a Proof
Vol 35 issue 3
J. Dauben review of Christopher Cullen, Heavenly Numbers: Astronomy and Authority in Early Imperial China
T. Crilly review of Marcel Danesi, Pythagoras’ Legacy