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"Unraveling the Mysteries: A Journey through the World of Maths" Embark on a captivating adventure as we explore the intricate world of maths

Background imageMaths Collection: Pierre Fermat (1601-65) (oil on canvas)

Pierre Fermat (1601-65) (oil on canvas)
XIR158220 Pierre Fermat (1601-65) (oil on canvas) by Lefebvre, Rolland (1608-77); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Narbonne, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageMaths Collection: Allegory of Arithmetic, from Margarita Philosophica by Gregor Reisch

Allegory of Arithmetic, from Margarita Philosophica by Gregor Reisch
CHT162794 Allegory of Arithmetic, from Margarita Philosophica by Gregor Reisch, 1503 (woodcut) by Reisch, Gregor (d.1525); Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medecine, Paris

Background imageMaths Collection: P. P. Leseur and Francois Jacquier (1711-88) in Rome, 1772 (oil on canvas)

P. P. Leseur and Francois Jacquier (1711-88) in Rome, 1772 (oil on canvas)
XNT186200 P.P. Leseur and Francois Jacquier (1711-88) in Rome, 1772 (oil on canvas) by Blanchet, Louis Gabriel (1705-72); 138x100 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nantes

Background imageMaths Collection: Poster advertising an appearance of Jacques Inaudi (1867-1939

Poster advertising an appearance of Jacques Inaudi (1867-1939
CHT172431 Poster advertising an appearance of Jacques Inaudi (1867-1939) at the Theatre Robert Houdin, Paris, 1878 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris

Background imageMaths Collection: Illustration for Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving)

Illustration for Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving)
5238743 Illustration for Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMaths Collection: Illustration for Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving)

Illustration for Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving)
5238742 Illustration for Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMaths Collection: Contented Harry at his Early Lessons (engraving)

Contented Harry at his Early Lessons (engraving)
6003562 Contented Harry at his Early Lessons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Contented Harry at his Early Lessons)

Background imageMaths Collection: Sophie Kovalevsky (b / w photo)

Sophie Kovalevsky (b / w photo)
6011120 Sophie Kovalevsky (b/w photo) by Swedish Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sophie Kovalevsky)

Background imageMaths Collection: Illustration for Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving)

Illustration for Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving)
5238744 Illustration for Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMaths Collection: Nicholas Saunderson L L D (engraving)

Nicholas Saunderson L L D (engraving)
964927 Nicholas Saunderson L L D (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicholas Saunderson L L D)

Background imageMaths Collection: Chairing the Lady Wrangler, Miss A M J E Johnson, at Newnham College, Cambridge (litho)

Chairing the Lady Wrangler, Miss A M J E Johnson, at Newnham College, Cambridge (litho)
1064583 Chairing the Lady Wrangler, Miss A M J E Johnson, at Newnham College, Cambridge (litho) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chairing the Lady Wrangler)

Background imageMaths Collection: Illustration from 'La Geometrie Pratique'1702, (engraving)

Illustration from "La Geometrie Pratique"1702, (engraving)
937190 Illustration from " La Geometrie Pratique" 1702, (engraving) by Mallet, Alain Manesson (1630-1706); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMaths Collection: Martin Folkes esq. by William Hogarth

Martin Folkes esq. by William Hogarth
3788122 Martin Folkes esq. by William Hogarth by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: Martin Folkes esq. by William Hogarth, 1742)

Background imageMaths Collection: Portrait of Augusta Ada King (1815 - 1852), Countess of Lovelace (engraving)

Portrait of Augusta Ada King (1815 - 1852), Countess of Lovelace (engraving)
875068 Portrait of Augusta Ada King (1815 - 1852), Countess of Lovelace (engraving). by Chalon, Alfred-Edward (1780-1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augusta Ada King)

Background imageMaths Collection: Une Ecole d autrefois (engraving)

Une Ecole d autrefois (engraving)
3645771 Une Ecole d autrefois (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Ecole d autrefois. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1875)

Background imageMaths Collection: The Martinmas Goose (engraving)

The Martinmas Goose (engraving)
3634667 The Martinmas Goose (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Martinmas Goose. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1870)

Background imageMaths Collection: Six Deer (chromolitho)

Six Deer (chromolitho)
2802789 Six Deer (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Six Deer. Illustration for One, Two, Three, Four (Frederick Warne, c 1870).); © Look and Learn

Background imageMaths Collection: Four Goats (chromolitho)

Four Goats (chromolitho)
2802788 Four Goats (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Four Goats. Illustration for One, Two, Three, Four (Frederick Warne)

Background imageMaths Collection: The Sow and Her Six Little Piggies (chromolitho)

The Sow and Her Six Little Piggies (chromolitho)
2802783 The Sow and Her Six Little Piggies (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sow and Her Six Little Piggies)

Background imageMaths Collection: Spot and Her Five Puppies (chromolitho)

Spot and Her Five Puppies (chromolitho)
2802782 Spot and Her Five Puppies (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spot and Her Five Puppies)

Background imageMaths Collection: Cat and Four Kittens (chromolitho)

Cat and Four Kittens (chromolitho)
2802781 Cat and Four Kittens (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cat and Four Kittens)

Background imageMaths Collection: A Lesson in Subtraction (engraving)

A Lesson in Subtraction (engraving)
2777016 A Lesson in Subtraction (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lesson in Subtraction)

Background imageMaths Collection: Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving)

Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving)
609502 Grandmamma Easys Merry Multiplication (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMaths Collection: Euclid (engraving)

Euclid (engraving)
655614 Euclid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Euclid. Illustration from The Illustrated History of the World (Ward Lock, c 1880)

Background imageMaths Collection: Legendre (litho)

Legendre (litho)
STC409093 Legendre (litho) by Delpech, Francois Seraphin (1778-1825) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752-1833)

Background imageMaths Collection: Gaspard Monge (litho)

Gaspard Monge (litho)
STC409092 Gaspard Monge (litho) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaspard Monge (1746-1818) Count of Peluse

Background imageMaths Collection: The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)

The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)
491774 The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84) by Greek School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original codex Byzantine, probably Constantinople)

Background imageMaths Collection: The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)

The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)
491773 The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84) by Greek School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original codex Byzantine, probably Constantinople)

Background imageMaths Collection: Arithmetic, Oxford University Press, c. 1870 (print)

Arithmetic, Oxford University Press, c. 1870 (print)
480621 Arithmetic, Oxford University Press, c.1870 (print) by Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge (Lewis Carroll) (1832-98); 22.7x14.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; British, out of copyright

Background imageMaths Collection: Dodecahedron, from De Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli, published 1509

Dodecahedron, from De Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli, published 1509
XIR217647 Dodecahedron, from De Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli, published 1509, Venice (engraving) (b/w photo) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; Italian

Background imageMaths Collection: Portrait of a gentleman believed to be Thomas Harriot, c. 1620 (engraving)

Portrait of a gentleman believed to be Thomas Harriot, c. 1620 (engraving)
XJF359014 Portrait of a gentleman believed to be Thomas Harriot, c.1620 (engraving) by Delaram, Francis (c.1590-1627); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Harriot (c.1560-1621) English astronomer

Background imageMaths Collection: Detail from the north rose window depicting Arithmetic from the Liberal Arts

Detail from the north rose window depicting Arithmetic from the Liberal Arts
PC345128 Detail from the north rose window depicting Arithmetic from the Liberal Arts (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Laon Cathedral, Laon, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageMaths Collection: John Molesworth the celebrated calculator, at the age of 24 (engraving)

John Molesworth the celebrated calculator, at the age of 24 (engraving)
585925 John Molesworth the celebrated calculator, at the age of 24 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Molesworth the celebrated calculator)

Background imageMaths Collection: Frontispiece and titlepage for Hodders Arthimetick or

Frontispiece and titlepage for Hodders Arthimetick or
AQS256848 Frontispiece and titlepage for Hodders Arthimetick or, That Necessary Art Made most Easy, by James Hodder, 1719 (engraving) by American School, (18th century); American Antiquarian Society

Background imageMaths Collection: Pythagoras (c. 570-480 BC) teaching a class of students, illustration from Ovids

Pythagoras (c. 570-480 BC) teaching a class of students, illustration from Ovids
CHT223765 Pythagoras (c.570-480 BC) teaching a class of students, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses (engraving) (photo) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageMaths Collection: Thomas Leybourne FRS FRAS (d. 1840) c. 1835 (oil on canvas)

Thomas Leybourne FRS FRAS (d. 1840) c. 1835 (oil on canvas)
NAM237647 Thomas Leybourne FRS FRAS (d.1840) c.1835 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 76.5x63.2 cm; National Army Museum

Background imageMaths Collection: Calculating machine invented by Blaise Pascal (1623-62) in 1642 (wood & metal)

Calculating machine invented by Blaise Pascal (1623-62) in 1642 (wood & metal)
CHT166620 Calculating machine invented by Blaise Pascal (1623-62) in 1642 (wood & metal) by French School, (17th century); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Background imageMaths Collection: Nicolas Lobatchevsky (1792-1856) (litho) (b / w photo)

Nicolas Lobatchevsky (1792-1856) (litho) (b / w photo)
XIR157706 Nicolas Lobatchevsky (1792-1856) (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageMaths Collection: Logic and Dialectic (marble)

Logic and Dialectic (marble)
XIR154611 Logic and Dialectic (marble) by Della Robbia, Luca (1400-82); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: logic and dialectic; ); Italian, out of copyright

Background imageMaths Collection: Plate XIX, Illustrating Proposition LXV, Theorem XXV from Volume I of

Plate XIX, Illustrating Proposition LXV, Theorem XXV from Volume I of
BAL136318 Plate XIX, Illustrating Proposition LXV, Theorem XXV from Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) engraved by John Lodge (fl.1782)

Background imageMaths Collection: Axioms, or Laws of Motion, from Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural

Axioms, or Laws of Motion, from Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural
BAL136316 Axioms, or Laws of Motion, from Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) 1777 (engraving) by English School

Background imageMaths Collection: Plate I, Illustrating Law II from Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural

Plate I, Illustrating Law II from Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural
BAL136314 Plate I, Illustrating Law II from Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) engraved by John Lodge (fl)

Background imageMaths Collection: Frontispiece to Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

Frontispiece to Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
BAL136317 Frontispiece to Volume I of The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) 1777 (engraving) by English School

Background imageMaths Collection: Abacus with the numbers 0205847326212 (wood)

Abacus with the numbers 0205847326212 (wood)
CHT170090 Abacus with the numbers 0205847326212 (wood) by Chinese School; Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imageMaths Collection: The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)

The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)
993001 The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84) by Greek School; 19.5x15 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original codex Byzantine, probably Constantinople)

Background imageMaths Collection: Minos (engraving)

Minos (engraving)
1615924 Minos (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minos. Illustration for The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 3 June 1876)



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"Unraveling the Mysteries: A Journey through the World of Maths" Embark on a captivating adventure as we explore the intricate world of maths, where beauty and logic intertwine. From the mesmerizing Fibonacci spiral to breathtaking artwork inspired by mathematical concepts, this is a realm that transcends mere numbers. Delve into the minds of brilliant thinkers like Richard Feynman, whose caricature C015/6715 captures his genius and passion for unraveling nature's secrets. Ludwig Wittgenstein's caricature beckons us to ponder deep philosophical questions intertwined with mathematics. Discover fragments of Evariste Galois' manuscript, an enigmatic glimpse into one of history's greatest mathematical prodigies. Marvel at Pacciolis Summa de Arithmetica title pages, reminding us of ancient wisdom passed down through generations. Witness the power of equations in particle physics; they unlock hidden truths about our universe. The Enigma code machine stands as a testament to how mathematics played a pivotal role in deciphering secrets during times of war. Flip through logarithm tables that once served as indispensable tools for calculations before calculators existed. Sir Isaac Newton, not only an English mathematician but also an astronomer and physicist, left an indelible mark on science with his groundbreaking discoveries. John Venn's caricature C013/7595 invites us to explore his innovative visual representation known as Venn diagrams—a powerful tool used across various fields today. Andrei Kolmogorov's contributions to probability theory showcase how maths shapes our understanding of uncertainty and randomness. In this vast landscape where imagination meets precision, let us embrace maths as both an art form and a language that unlocks profound insights into our world—forever expanding our horizons.