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Now the dust has settled: A view of Robert Hooke post-2003 The tercentenary in 2003 of Hooke's death saw a flurry...
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Why the Enlightenment still matters today “The Enlightenment” has been regarded as a turning point in...
Richard Hakluyt: London’s role in navigation and history Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) is famous for his Principal Navigations, intended...
How to be a Winner: The maths of race fixing and money laundering How does maths shed light on the fixing of horse...
The Mathematics of Evolutionary Biology - Implications for Ethics, Teleology and 'Natural Theology' THE ANNUAL BOYLE LECTURE The Boyle lectures address topics which...
The Dreams and Nightmares of Christian Liberalism In the nineteenth century, some of the Protestant Christians facing...