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My new book, Language and the Rise of the Algorithm, was featured on the Page 99 Test, a blog based on the premise that opening a book to page 99 can give a good idea of its contents. Page 99 of my book discusses an #18thCentury debate about whether #algebra should be considered a #language—a debate that gained a newfound relevance in the computer era.

https://page99test.blogspot.com/2022/12/jeffrey-m-binders-language-and-rise-of.html

#mathematics #algorithms #HistTech #histodons #books

The mathematician Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky was born #OTD in 1792. He developed a non-Euclidean geometry that shows up in areas ranging from relativity to the designs of M.C. Escher.

In Lobachevsky's geometry there exists more than one line parallel to a given line and passing through a point not on that line. Although the term "Lobachevsky geometry" is still used, we more frequently refer to it as "hyperbolic geometry" – a term introduced by Felix Klein.

Portrait: Lev Kryukov (wikimedia)

All roads lead to Rome. Meet the earliest known European map with a scale: This woodcut "south up" map by Erhard Etzlaub offers a route to Rome - located on the top of the map - through early modern German speaking Europe. The map was printed as a single-sheet item, and was made in Nuremberg for the Holy Year 1500.

Etzlaub wanted his "Rom-Weg" map to be bought, so he offered colored versions too, like the one you see, because these were more expensive.

#MapHistory #BookHistory #histodons

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Inspired by the vibe here, I just posted my first new blog post in a long time: "Medieval Manuscript Fragments in the Classroom". Read here: https://tinyurl.com/yc6bkf7n

The post discusses fragments as survivors of systematic book destruction, shares my experiencing of teaching with them, and details a new frame design #UBC is implementing. Happy to discuss teaching with these hidden gems!

#medieval #ManuscriptFragment #BookHistory #Teaching #MedievalManuscript @histodons @medievodons

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James Clerk Maxwell: The Greatest Victorian Mathematical Physicists - Professor Raymond Flood https://youtu.be/v40OcJ7rfSE #video #maths #math #mathematics #physics #history #lecture

my edition and translation of the Middle Dutch Brut, the only standalone medieval Dutch chronicle of England, is free access at the moment! https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781800348608

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