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400 years of geometry at Gresham College

Professor Robin Wilson · Gresham College

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A lecture about the past 400 years of geometry at Gresham College, given by Henry Briggs (1561 - 1631). Henry Briggs was the first Gresham Professor of Geometry. In this lecture he describes the College's early days, and surveys the history of the Geometry Chair over the succeeding 400 years.

The talk

  1. 400 years of geometry at Gresham College 2008-05-14 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Robin Wilson
Year
2008
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, History
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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