Conference and workshop on Geometry and Physics 1900-1930, March 14-19, 1996. Jeremy Gray, United Kingdom, organized this international conference in Milton Keynes, UK. 28 lectures were given, among others by Jesper Luetzen, Skuli Sigurdsson, Karin Reich, ICHM members of Denmark, Iceland, and Germany.
The growth of mathematical knowledge, April 26-29, 1996 This international conference on the history and philosophy of mathematics was organized by Herbert Breger, Germany, and Emily Grosholz, USA, in State College, Pennsylvania, USA. Twelve historians of mathematics presented case studies which were commented on by philosophers of mathematics. The chairman of the ICHM was one of the speakers.
Descartes et le Moyen Age, June 4-7, 1996
Joel Biard, France, organized this international conference in Paris. Five
lectures dealt with history of mathematics, especially those of Chikara
Sasaki, Japanese member of the Executive Committee (EC) of the ICHM, and of
the chairman of the ICHM.
Third International Conference on the Ancient Mathematics, July 30-August 3,
1996
Vassilis Karasmanis, Greece, organized this conference in Delphi, Greece. 24
lectures were given, among others by John L. Berggren, Sabetai Unguru, Jean
Christianidis, ICHM members of Canada, Israel, Greece, and by the chairman
of the ICHM.
Eighth International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia,
August 26-31, 1996
It was organized by Kim Yong-woon, Korean member of the ICHM in Seoul,
Korea. 29 lectures dealt with the history of mathematical sciences among
others those of Karine Chemla and Li Di, ICHM members of France and China.
International Workshop on the History of Mathematics, November 3-9, 1996
It was organized by Kirsti Andersen, Vice-chairman of the ICHM, Denmark,
Henk J.M. Bos, The Netherlands, and Menso Folkerts, treasurer of the ICHM,
in Oberwolfach/Walke, Germany. Its subject was "Significant changes in our
picture of mathematics' past - crucial results of four decades of research
in the history of mathematics". Fifteen presentations and six comments were
given, among others those by Ahmed Djebbar, Algerian member of the ICHM,
and by Laura Toti Rigatelli, Italian member of the EC of the ICHM.
Experience and knowledge structures in Arabic and Latin sciences, December
16-17, 1996
Mohamed Abattouy, Morocco, organized this internationale conference in
Berlin, Germany. It especially dealt with Arabic mathematics and astronomy.
Menso Folkerts, treasurer of the ICHM, was one of the speakers.
The second European Honors Course in History of Mathematics, September 2-20,
1996
The course was concerned with the history of 19th century mathematics and
took place in Palermo, Italy. It was organized by Aldo Brigaglia, Italy.
Karin Reich, German member of the ICHM, was one of the lecturers. Some
twenty advanced students of history of mathematics participated in the course.
XXth International Congress of History of Science, Liege (Belgium),, July
20-26, 1997
The congress will focus on 'Science, Technology, and Industry'. Two symposia
are organized on behalf of the ICHM: 1. The heritage of A.P. Yushkevich,
under the responsibility of K. Chemla, S. Demidov, E. Knobloch; 2. Formation
of a research area and a scientific community: applied mathematics, under
the responsibility of Giorgio Israel and Joe W. Dauben. The e-mail address
of the Congress office reads as follows: CHSTULG@VM1.ULG.AC.BE
The European Honors Course in History of Mathematics The third Honors Course of the SOKRATES Inter-university Cooperation Program "History of Mathematics" will be organized by Ivor Grattan-Guinness in Enfield, UK, July 14-August 1, 1997. Its subject will be Mathematics Education and its Institutions.
International Congress of Mathematicians, Berlin 1998 A Nominating Committee chaired by Karen Parshall, USA, elected five candidates for historical lectures which will be given on the occasion of the IMU.
ICHM Dictionary on History of Mathematics
The Dictionary project edited by John Fauvel, UK, continues to progress. It
is to be published by Oxford University Press.
ICHM Historiography project
This project will be finished presumably in 1998. It is directed by Joe W.
Dauben and Christoph J. Scriba who organized a meeting of the collaborators
in Oberwolfach, Germany, in 1996. The aim is to describe the history of
mathematics from the first historical writings on mathematics by the ancient
Greeks and Chinese to the present.
Electronical availability of Historia Mathematica
The journal Historia Mathematica, the official publication of the ICHM, is
available electronically from the International Digital Electronic Access
Library (IDEAL). IDEAL can be visited through Academic Press's home page at
http://www.apnet. com.