Mathematical Collection (page 6)

Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), Swiss mathematician, 1801
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783). Swiss mathematician, 1801

Weighing with a steelyard, 1547. Artist: Gaultherius Rivius
Weighing with a steelyard, 1547. From Gaultherus Rivius Architecture Mathematischen Kunst, Nuremberg

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), mathematical physicist, c1979. Medal awarded annually to deserving individuals for outstanding scientific findings, works, or publications related to Albert Einstein

Counters and counting system, 16th century
Counters and counting system, from Munich, 16th century

Skylight of a shopping centre in East London 2
Westfield London is a large shopping centre in White City, London It opened in 2008 and has became the largest covered shopping development in the capital

Skylight of a shopping centre in East London
Westfield London is a large shopping centre in White City, London It opened in 2008 and has became the largest covered shopping development in the capital

Skylight of a shopping centre in East London 3
Westfield London is a large shopping centre in White City, London It opened in 2008 and has became the largest covered shopping development in the capital

London Trade Card - James Simons, Scientiific Instruments
London Trade Card - James Simons, Mathematical, Philosophical and Optical Instruments, at Sir Isaac Newtons Head, corner of Marylebone Street, opposite Glasshouse Street. 18th century

Karl Friedrich Gauss, caricature C015 / 6709
Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855). Caricature of the German mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss. Gauss contributed to all areas of mathematics, especially to number theory

Charles Babbage, caricature C015 / 6701
Charles Babbage (1791-1871). Caricature of the English mathematician Charles Babbage. Babbage is best known for his pioneering work on programmable computers

Arithmetica by Diophantus of Alexandria C015 / 5585
Arithmetica by Diophantus of Alexandria. This book is part of a series written by the Greek mathematician Diophantus of Alexandria, who lived in the 3rd century

Ancient Egyptian numerals, 19th century C016 / 2823
Ancient Egyptian numerals. 19th-century table showing the hieroglyphic, demotic (enchorial) and hieratic numbers used by the Ancient Egyptians during the third and second millennia BC

Fractal pattern and human face C013 / 5099
Fractal pattern and human face. Fractals are geometric patterns that are recursively generated and have the same overall appearance at all levels of magnification

Janos Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician
Janos Bolyai (1802-1860), Hungarian mathematician. Bolyai worked on non-Euclidean geometry, publishing a ground-breaking appendix on the subject in 1832

Anatoly Vlasov, Soviet physicist
Anatoly Alexandrovich Vlasov (1908-1975), Soviet physicist and mathematician, after being awarded the Lenin Prize. Vlasov was awarded this prize in 1970 for his work on plasma theory

Mobius strip, computer artwork
Computer artwork of a Mobius strip - a continuous closed surface with only one side, formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees

Plato
Bust of Plato (428-347 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher. Platos work was, and is, a major influence on the development of European philosophical and scientific thought

Stomachion puzzle. This mathematical puzzle is derived from a treatise written by the 3rd century BC Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes

Thomas Hobbes, caricature
Thomas Hobbes. Caricature of the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). Hobbes led a sheltered and long life, mostly as secretary and teacher to the family of Lord Cavendish

Rene Descartes, caricature
Rene Descartes. Caricature of the French philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes (1596-1650). While travelling in Europe as a young man

Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), Swiss mathematician. Euler developed the theory of differential equations, the calculus of variations, and did important work in astronomy and optics

Computer-generated Julia fractal
Julia fractal. Computer-generated fractal crescent derived from the Julia Set. Fractals are patterns that are formed by repeating some simple process on an ever decreasing scale

PhilosophiAŠ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, by Isaac Newton. (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy). Title page of first edition dated July 5, 1687

Illustration depicting W rdemanns Theodolite
Illustration depicting William W rdemanns Theodolite, a precise level with a graduated horizontal circle. Dated 19th Century

Portrait Nicolaus Petri Title page N Petri Practicqve
Portrait of Nicolaus Petri Title page for: N. Petri. Practicqve, to learn to count, cypheer and keep a record, 1605, Portrait of Nicolaus Petri [van Deventer], calculator and astronomer in Amsterdam

Sir Isaac Newton 1642 To 1727. English Physicist And Mathematical Scientist. His Signature. From The National And Domestic History Of England By William Aubrey Published London Circa 1890

Instruments Of Mathematical Precision For Designing Objects In Perspective After A Wood Engraving By Albert Durer Of 1530 From Science And Literature In The Middle Ages By Paul Lacroix Published

Circumference of the Earth. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) de
Circumference of the Earth. Eratosthenes (250 BC) calculated the circumference of the Earth by measuring noontime shadows at two localities of different latitude

Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. Sta
Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. He is generally considered to be the founder of the mathematical school of Pavia. Statue. University of Pavia. Italy

The Astrarium of Giovanni Dondi (1318-1388). Used to determine the position of planets according to he Ptolemaic theory of the Universe. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci

Pythagoras of Samos (570 BC-495 BC). Ionic Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. Bust. Roman copy. 1st and 2nd centuries. Capitoline Museums

Paris Exhibition - Palace of science, letters and art 1900
The entrance of printing exhibits, the scholastic exhibits, the display of books, ancient and modern, mathematical, scientific and musical instruments. Date: 1900

Torus, artwork F006 / 3599
Torus. Computer artwork of a torus. A torus is a mathematical surface with the shape of a doughnut

Mandelbrot fractal F008 / 4440
Mandelbrot fractal. Computer graphic showing a fractal image derived from the Mandelbrot Set. Fractals geometry is used to derive complex shapes as often occur in nature

Mandelbrot fractal F008 / 4435
Mandelbrot fractal. Computer graphic showing a fractal image derived from the Mandelbrot Set. Fractals geometry is used to derive complex shapes as often occur in nature

Economics research, conceptual artwork
Economics research. Conceptual artwork representing research carried out on the economics and sharing strategies of humans and chimpanzees

Gottfried Leibniz, caricature
Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716). Caricature of the German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Leibniz is best known for developing the infinitesimal calculus independently of Isaac Newton

Lord Kelvin, caricature C015 / 6712
Lord Kelvin (1824-1907). Caricature of the British physicist and mathematician William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin. Kelvin was co-discoverer in 1852 of the Joule-Thomson effect

Ernst Kummer, caricature C015 / 6704
Ernst Kummer (1810-1893). Caricature of the German mathematician Ernst Eduard Kummer. Kummer trained German army officers in ballistics

Calabi-yau manifold, artwork C017 / 8031
Calabi-yau manifold, computer artwork. Calabi-yau manifolds are six-dimensional shapes thought to be the location of the extra six dimensions (on top of the four known to exist)

Squaring the circle, 17th century C017 / 8003
Squaring the circle. 17th-century diagram showing geometrical calculations related to the problem known as squaring the circle

Dodecahedral sponge fractal, 3D artwork C013 / 7783
Dodecahedral sponge fractal. 3D simulation of an aperiodic geometric crystal, with a background representing a diffraction pattern characteristic of an aperiodic crystal with fivefold symmetry

Pascals triangle. The property of this triangle is that each number is the sum of the two numbers directly above it. This triangular construct was known to earlier mathematicians in a slightly

Thales, Ancient Greek philosopher
Thales of Miletus (c.624-c.546 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and the first identifiable scientist

Alan Turing, British mathematician
Alan Turing (1912-54), British mathematician. Turing was educated at Cambridge and Princeton. In 1937 he described a theoretical computer (a Turing machine) in rigorous mathematical terms

Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician
Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), Swiss mathematician. Euler developed the theory of differential equations and the calculus of variations, and did important work in astronomy and optics

Legend of Archimedes and the lever, historical artwork. Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287-212 BC), Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer

Death of Archimedes in sack of Syracuse
Death of Archimedes in the sack of Syracuse. The Ancient Greek mathematician, physicst and engineer Archimedes (c.287-c.212 BC) was one of the leading scientists in antiquity

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