The Mathematical World of C. L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)

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Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) is best known for his Alice books. But his day job was as a mathematics lecturer at Christ Church in Oxford. What mathematics was he interested in? – and how good a mathematician was he? 

This illustrated lecture and book launch attempts to answer these questions by outlining his mathematical life, labours and legacy in the context of Victorian Oxford.

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This event was on Mon, 21 Oct 2019

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Professor Robin Wilson

Professor of Geometry

Professor Robin Wilson is Emeritus Gresham Professor of Geometry, a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the Open University, and a Stipendiary Lecturer at Pembroke College, Oxford. Professor Wilson also regularly teaches as a guest Professor at Colorado College.

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