Math Collection

Particle physics equations

Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and occultist

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Isaac Newton using a prism to analyze the colors in a ray of light. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Enigma code machine
Four-rotor Enigma encoder used by Germany in World War II to send coded messages. The codes, which were changed daily, were cracked by the Bletchley Park codebreakers in the UK including

Particle physics equations

Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist

Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and occultist

Gottfried von Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher

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Arrest of Archimedes, leading to his death. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Archimedes, Greek mathematician and inventor

Rene Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher. His most famous philosophical statement was: I think, therefore I am

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Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician. Hand-colored engraving of a portrait

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Galileo attempting to defend his belief in the heliocentric solar system before the Inquisition in Rome, 1633. Hand colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Detail of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, Hyksos period, 15th Dynasty, c
BAL116092 Detail of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, Hyksos period, 15th Dynasty, c.1550 BC (papyrus) (see also 9712) by Egyptian

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, mathematician and polymath (engraving)
8626172 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German philosopher, mathematician and polymath (engraving) by Ficquet, Etienne (1719-1794); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716)

Portrait of Euclid (3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, detail of a page of a manuscript representing the allegories
BEN5464424 Portrait of Euclid (3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, detail of a page of a manuscript representing the allegories of Arithmetic and geometry

Archimedes, ancient Greek scientist, mathematician and inventor (engraving)
8635148 Archimedes, ancient Greek scientist, mathematician and inventor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes (c287-c212 BC)

Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris (engraving)
8634944 Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris)

Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho)
8673173 Weighing the earth in a pair of scales on a high tower (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the weight of the earth is measured)

The Manor House, Woolsthorpe, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)
8676572 The Manor House, Woolsthorpe, birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Manor House, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire)

Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Theed (engraving)
8676528 Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Theed (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, by William Theed)

Frontispiece of "De Arithmetica" by Latin philosopher and politician Boece or Anicius Manlius Severinus
AIS5352556 Frontispiece of "De Arithmetica" by Latin philosopher and politician Boece or Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (Boetius) (480-524)

Wooden and leather book-shaped box containing mathematical instruments in brasswork, 18th century (brass)
DEX5040796 Wooden and leather book-shaped box containing mathematical instruments in brasswork, 18th century (brass); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Lord Kelvin's receiving apparatus in use, 1877
3480022 Lord Kelvin's receiving apparatus in use, 1877; (add.info.: Lord Kelvin's (William Thomson's) receiving apparatus in use at Brest; including his mirror galvanometer

Commonplace workbook kept by William Spink, RN, including mathematical calculations and methods for calculating at sea
7342540 Commonplace workbook kept by William Spink, RN, including mathematical calculations and methods for calculating at sea, 1697-1705 (paper, ink) by Spink

Sir Isaac Newton's House, Orange Street, Leicester Square, London (engraving)
8676573 Sir Isaac Newton's House, Orange Street, Leicester Square, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton's House)

Inauguration of Sir Isaac Newton's statue, Grantham, Lincolnshire (engraving)
8676522 Inauguration of Sir Isaac Newton's statue, Grantham, Lincolnshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving)
8635147 Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician. Illustration from Hellas)

Mrs. Bryan and her Children, 1797 (engraving)
7340002 Mrs. Bryan and her Children, 1797 (engraving) by Shelley, Samuel (1750-1808); 29x13 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting a child learning to count using a wire circle closed with wooden handles
5309162 Engraving depicting a child learning to count using a wire circle closed with wooden handles and an array of beads of six colours arranged in batches of three; (add.info)

Pages from 'The First Six Books of the elements of Euclid' by Oliver Byrne published in 1847
5668984 Pages from 'The First Six Books of the elements of Euclid' by Oliver Byrne published in 1847; (add.info.: Photograph of page from original 1847 first edition)

Commonplace workbook kept by William Spink, RN, including mathematical calculations and methods for calculating at sea
7342539 Commonplace workbook kept by William Spink, RN, including mathematical calculations and methods for calculating at sea, 1697-1705 (paper, ink) by Spink

Lissajous figure generated by two frequencies one of which is 12 times the other, 1857
3480058 Lissajous figure generated by two frequencies one of which is 12 times the other, 1857; (add.info.: Lissajous figure generated by two frequencies one of which is 12 times the other)

Mistrust (litho)
8663017 Mistrust (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mistrust. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch, 1903).); © Look and Learn.

A figure showing a method of multiplying 1223 (left) by 20 using counters on a lined reckoning board
5311268 A figure showing a method of multiplying 1223 (left) by 20 using counters on a lined reckoning board: total (24460) shown on the right, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the year 1767 (print)
7340732 The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the year 1767 (print) by Unknown artist, (18th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown artist)

Science. The french scientist Francois Arago. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements
3434257 Science. The french scientist Francois Arago. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

An example of Mirth by Maybank (litho)
8634529 An example of Mirth by Maybank (litho) by Webb, Hector Thomas Maybank (1869-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Mirth by Maybank (Ward Lock, 1937).); © Look and Learn.

Printed page from the first book of the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid (325-265 BC) "Elements"
AIS5386966 Printed page from the first book of the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid (325-265 BC) "Elements"; Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

The Grand Theodolite, 1850
3480118 The Grand Theodolite, 1850; (add.info.: Diagram depicting the Grand Theodolite; a surveying instrument with a rotating telescope for measuring horizontal and vertical angles)

Mr W F Stanley, Optician, Patentee and Practical Manufacturer of Mathematical, Drawing, and Surveying Instruments, 4
8648215 Mr W F Stanley, Optician, Patentee and Practical Manufacturer of Mathematical, Drawing, and Surveying Instruments, 4, 5, and 10 Great Turnstile, Holborn, WC (engraving) by English School

Baldassare Boncompagni, Italian historian and Governor-General of Central Italy (engraving)
8677045 Baldassare Boncompagni, Italian historian and Governor-General of Central Italy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Augustin Hirschvogel, German artist, mathematician and cartographer (engraving)
8663702 Augustin Hirschvogel, German artist, mathematician and cartographer (engraving) by Hirschvogel, Augustin (1503-53); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augustin Hirschvogel (1503-1553)

At the school there are three pupils engaged in the various activities of the class
JAB5037023 At the school there are three pupils engaged in the various activities of the class. Advertising card for " Le bon marche".; (add.info)

Charles Babage's calculating machine, the " difference engine," 1800s
NWI4948145 Charles Babage's calculating machine, the " difference engine," 1800s.; (add.info.: Charles Babage's calculating machine)

Wooden box containing brassed mathematics instruments, Late 16th-early 17th century (brass)
DEX5040799 Wooden box containing brassed mathematics instruments, Late 16th-early 17th century (brass); Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence

Title page from 'The First Six Books of the elements of Euclid' by Oliver Byrne published in 1847
5668983 Title page from 'The First Six Books of the elements of Euclid' by Oliver Byrne published in 1847; (add.info.: Photograph of title page from original 1847 first edition)

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Mathematics is the universal language that unravels the mysteries of our world, from particle physics equations to deciphering the Enigma code machine and has been a driving force behind countless scientific breakthroughs and technological advancements throughout history. From Sir Isaac Newton, the brilliant English mathematician who laid the foundations of calculus and laws of motion, to Leonhard Euler, the Swiss mathematician whose contributions spanned multiple branches of mathematics, these luminaries have shaped our understanding of numbers. Gottfried von Leibniz, a German mathematician and philosopher, introduced us to binary code - paving the way for modern computing. Archimedes, an ancient Greek mathematician and inventor, revolutionized geometry with his discoveries in calculating areas and volumes. Rene Descartes, a French mathematician and philosopher known as "the father of modern philosophy, " developed analytical geometry which merged algebra with geometry. From Particle physics equations that unlock secrets hidden within atoms to complex mathematical models like PSCI2A-00011 or PSCI2A-00029 that help us comprehend intricate phenomena in nature; math permeates every aspect of our lives. It challenges us to think critically and problem solve while providing a framework for logical reasoning. So let's celebrate this beautiful discipline that connects minds across time and space. Whether you're solving equations like Sir Isaac Newton or exploring new frontiers like those encoded by PSCI2A-00045 – embrace math's elegance as it guides us towards deeper understanding in an ever-evolving world.