Stamping Through Mathematics
MathematicsMathematics on postage stampsHistoryMathematics, problems, exercises, etc.
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"The book contains almost four hundred postage stamps relating to mathematics, ranging from the earliest forms of counting to the modern computer age. Featured are many of the mathematicians who contributed to this story - influential figures, such as Pythagoras, Archimedes, Newton and Einstein - and some of the areas whose study aided this development - such as navigation, astronomy and art.". "The stamps appear enlarged and in full colour with full historical commentary, and are listed at the end of the book."--BOOK JACKET.
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MathematicsMathematics on postage stampsHistoryMathematics, problems, exercises, etc.
About the author
Robin J. Wilson
5 December 1943
Robin James Wilson is an emeritus professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Open University, having previously been Head of the Pure Mathematics Department and Dean of the Faculty. Wilson's academic interests lie in graph theory, particularly in colouring problems, e.g. the four colour problem, and algebraic properties of graphs. He also researches the history of mathematics, particularly British mathematics and mathematics in the 17th century and the period 1860 to 1940, and the history of graph theory and combinatorics. He has strong interests in music, including the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan, and is the co-author (with Frederic Lloyd) of *Gilbert and Sullivan: The Offic…
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