Maths Collection (page 5)

Roman city of Ampurias. Mosaic. Catalonia. Spain
Ampurias. Roman mosaic. Girona province. Catalonia. Spain

Agamemnon Treasure
Mycenaen Art. Greece. Atreus Treasure or Agamemnon Treasure. Architectural mycenae masterpiece (end XIV c. BC). View of the door surmounted by two architraves and a discharge triangle. Mycenae

Tomb of Clitmenestra. Dome
Mycenaen Art. Greece. Dome of the tomb of Clitmenestra. 13th century. Mycenae. Argo?lide province. Peloponnese region

1868 / DIZZYs MATHS
Dizzys Arithmetic Disraelis Tory party fails to make electoral gains in 1865. Palmerston looks on - he was taken ill before taking office and died in October. Date: 1865

George Bidder(1806-1878), engineer and mathematical prodigy

Joseph Louis Lagrange, mathematician and astronomer
Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736-1813), Italian-French mathematician and astronomer. Date: circa 1790

Johann Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician
Johann Bernouilli (1667 - 1748), Swiss mathematician, one of many mathematicians of the Bernouilli family. He is especially known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus. Date: circa 1710

Isaac Barrow, English scholar and mathematician
Isaac Barrow (1630-1677), English mathematician. He contributed to the development of calculus and discovered the fundamental theorem of calculus. He was also a classical and theological scholar

Children playing schools, with a teacher writing sums up on a blackboard. Date: circa 1930s

BERNOULLI, Johann (1667-1748). Swiss mathematician. Development of infinitesimal calculus. Catenary solution Bernoullis rule. Engraving

WW2 poster, Elephants know no arithmetic. Its the little things that count. Attention to detail is vital to all good work. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Nursery Rhymes -- boy with slate, mice with cheese
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a boy sits doing sums on a slate while other boys play football. Below -- mice eating bread, cheese and an apple. Date: early 20th century

Gilbert Romme
GILBERT ROMME - French maths teacher and revolutionary politician, accused of conspiracy he stabbed himself in prison, though some say he was rescued, fled to Russia. Date: 1750 - 1795

Princess Trixie the Highly Educated Horse
Princess Trixie, a Grey 1/2 Arab mare, who was highly educated and travelled the world - here she is advertising (" Grand" ) National Cash Registers, by keeping her accounts in check

PACIOLI, Luca (1445-1510). Italian mathematician
" PACIOLI, Luca (1445-1510). Italian mathematician an clergyman. " Divina Proporcione". FRANCE. Paris. National Library."

Portrait of Reverend Baden Powell
Head and shoulders portrait of Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell, drawn by his wife, Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914)

Young French girl practising her division
The Four Rules - Division. I am cutting this terrine in two..... but I am eating the whole thing!!! Date: 1905

Lesson at Marlborough
A lesson taking place at Marlborough School. Date: 1950s

Schoolboy with Maths
A schoolboy smiles, having completed a complex sum on the blackboard. Date: circa 1900

Boy doing Homework
A schoolboy ponders over his maths homework. Date: 1960s

Maths / Geometrie
The study of Geometrie from Caxtons Myrrour of the Worlde, printed in 1481

Maths / Arithmetric
The study of Arsmetrique (arithmetric) from Caxtons Myrrour of the Worlde, printed in 1481

Boys in Classroom
An older boys helps a smaller one with a difficult sum

Prizewinners Bookplate
Prizewinners bookplate given by St Charles Girls convent day school to P Corre for Maths and Writing 16 April 1886

Christian Huygens, Dutch scientist
Christian (or Christiaan) Huygens, Dutch mathematician, physicist, horologist and astronomer, notable for his contributions to telescopes and to the nature of light

John Napier, Scottish mathematician
John Napier, 8th Laird of Merchiston, Scottish mathematician, physicist, astronomer and astrologer, inventor of logarithms

Archimedes demonstrating reflecting mirrors
Archimedes, Greek mathematician and inventor, demonstrating the use of reflecting mirrors to set fire to enemy ships

Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer and mathematician
Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer and amateur mathematician. He is known for developments leading to modern calculus, and for research into the theory of numbers

Evariste Galois, French mathematician. Sadly, he died in a duel at the age of 20

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