{"product_id":"mathematics-at-the-meridian-the-history-of-mathematics-at-greenwich-paperback","title":"Mathematics at the Meridian: The History of Mathematics at Greenwich - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Flood\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eTony Mann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMary Croarken\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreenwich has been a centre for scientific computing since the foundation of the Royal Observatory in 1675. This book presents an account of the mathematicians who worked at Greenwich and their achievements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Flood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond Flood has spent most of his academic life promoting mathematics and computing to adult audiences, mainly through his position as University Lecturer at Oxford University, in the Continuing Education Department and at Kellogg College. In parallel he has worked extensively on the history of mathematics, producing many books and other educational material. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford, having been Vice-President of the College and President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics before retiring in 2010. He was Gresham College Professor of Geometry from 2012 to 2016. He is a graduate of Queen's University, Belfast; Linacre College, Oxford; and University College, Dublin where he obtained his PhD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Mann\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Mann is Director of Greenwich Maths Centre at the University of Greenwich, where he has taught for many years. He is a past President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, and has published on mathematics in Victorian Scotland and on mathematics in fiction. He is a former Visiting Professor of Computing Mathematics at Gresham College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a former undergraduate at Pembroke College Cambridge, with which Burnside was closely connected, Tony is pleased to have edited, with Peter M. Neumann and Julia Tompson, \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Papers of William Burnside\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Croarken\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Croarken started her academic career at the University of Warwick with a degree in Computer Science and then a PhD in History of Computing. Mary has subsequently held a series of academic fellowships including the Sackler Fellowship at the Centre for Maritime Research at the National Maritime Museum (NMM) 2000 - 2002. While at NMM, she helped to organise a joint NMM and British Society for the History of Mathematics conference called \u003ci\u003eGreenwich: Some Mathematical Connections \u003c\/i\u003ewhich provided the inspiration for this book. Mary continues her academic interests in human computers but now works full time supporting health research in the NHS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48533110259933,"sku":"9780367362720","price":79.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/KraDB437r99780367362720.webp?v=1788981201","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/mathematics-at-the-meridian-the-history-of-mathematics-at-greenwich-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}