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The Church of St Peter’s has announced that it is going to be renovating its bells which have not been rung in ‘living memory.’

In the middle of May, Petworth will be abuzz with visitors from around the UK and maybe even a few interior enthusiasts from abroad when The Petworth

Dfinity Foundation’s legal team claimed Meta Platforms was registering use of its logo, which also uses the mathematical symbol for the concept of infinity, “in some of the same or similar areas in which Dfinity has already obtained registration for its mark.”

The notion of indivisibles and atoms arose in ancient Greece. The continuum—that is, the collection of points in a straight line segment, appeared to have paradoxical properties, arising from the ‘indivisibles’ that remain after a process of division has been carried out throughout the continuum. In the seventeenth century, Italian mathematicians were using new methods involving the notion of indivisibles, and the paradoxes of the continuum appeared in a new context. This cast doubt on the...

The notion of indivisibles and atoms arose in ancient Greece. The continuum—that is, the collection of points in a straight line segment, appeared to have paradoxical properties, arising from the ‘indivisibles’ that remain after a process of division has been carried out throughout the continuum. In the seventeenth century, Italian mathematicians were using new methods involving the notion of indivisibles, and the paradoxes of the continuum appeared in a new context. This cast doubt on the...

A Felsted School Sixth Former has been awarded the school's prestigious Hunter Scholarship for scientific research. Toby already holds a Wallis Scholarship

Antique Maps of the World. Gallery of authentic historic rare world maps from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

Stephen Wolfram on mathematical notations development from antiquity through Leibniz, Euler, Peano, & modern times, & how it is like human language

Were you paying attention in 2021? Let's test your knowledge. First, the grading scale: 10 correct answers: You need to find something other than the...

Euclid inspired Gothic architecture and taught Renaissance painters how to create depth and perspective. More generally, the success of mathematics went to its head, according to some, and created dogmatic individuals dismissive of other branches of learning. Some thought the uncompromising rigour o