An event not run by the BSHM that may still be of interest to our members.
This year’s Thomas Harriot Lecture will be given by Stefano Farinella, of the University of Hamburg, on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 in the Champneys Room, Oriel College, Oxford. The lecture will begin at 5 pm and be followed by an informal drinks reception, also in the Champneys Room, at 6 pm. The title of Mr Farinella’s lecture will be “Between […]
Discover the surprising ways in which Elizabethan mathematics shaped Shakespeare’s world - and his plays. In this lively talk, Rob Eastaway explores how the Tudors calculated, why dice games could be risky, and why Shakespeare really did make much ado about nothing. Accessible, entertaining and full of unexpected connections, Much Ado About Numbers reveals a […]
Note that the workshop will be in-person only. Participation is free of charge, but those wishing to attend are requested to register with the organizer, Benjamin Wardhaugh (benjamin.wardhaugh@history.ox.ac.uk). How did mathematics acquire its present position of social and cultural importance? How did the European world of ideas move from the sixteenth-century vision of a closed […]