# Maps, Maidens and Molecules

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Robin Wilson
- Year: 2002
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/maps-maidens-and-molecules)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

How many colours are needed to colour a map? What was the 15 schoolgirls problem? How many alcohols and paraffins are there? This talk visits the fascinating world of Victorian mathematics and the contributions to it by eccentric lawyers, academics and clergymen.

## Lectures

1. [Maps, Maidens and Molecules](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/maps-maidens-and-molecules/a8a1bc1b0199) (YouTube)