Casting Stones at Napier’s Bones

Calendar
Lectures
Date
Wednesday, 23 Apr 2025 7:30 pm
Speaker
Malcolm J Watkins, BA, AMA, MIFA

Location

***NOTE: Ashcroft Centre ***


21 Ashcroft Road, Cirencester GL7 1RA


Description

NOTE THE DATE and VENUE

- IT'S THE 23RD and IN THE ASHCROFT CENTRE

 Our apologies, but due to the different venue and complexity of the presentation equipment, we will not be able to stream this talk on Zoom.   So you will have to come to the Ashcroft Centre - and it will be worth the trip!

**Combined lecture with Cirencester Archaeological and Historical Society, CAHS hosting

In the late 16th and 17th centuries the advancement of mathematical thinking and ideas was phenomenal, with many new ideas and techniques being published and invented. This illustrated talk explores the story from Napier’s Bones to the Pascaline (the first commercial mechanical calculator) looking at slide rules and other tools used.

You do not need to be mathematically minded to enjoy this talk!

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