It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for mathematicians, anyway. Pi Day is Saturday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite ...
For over a century, a priceless piece of mathematical history has been hiding in plain sight. Deep within the archives of a municipal museum in the French city of Blois, a medieval parchment ...
An ancient manuscript long hidden from public view may provide significant, new insights into the way Archimedes did his mathematical work more than 2,000 years ago. The manuscript, known as the ...
At the start of the 20th century, a Danish mathematical historian named Johan Ludvig Heiberg made a once-in-a-lifetime find. Tucked away in the library of a monastery in Istanbul was a medieval ...
Offer a short class or workshop on bookmaking. Contact artists who make books in your area and organize a workshop on the art of bookmaking. Talk about how Archimedes' manuscript was "recycled" and ...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for mathematicians, anyway. Pi Day is Friday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite number ...