Category Archives: Mathematical Sciences

Goodbyeee!

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Cambridge Library Collection

Alas, and thrice woe (from my point of view anyway), this is my last ever blog for the Cambridge Library Collection. I now slip away into the sunset, leaving others to ramble on (or, even better, write snappily and coherently) … Continue reading →

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A List of Book Published in 1815

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Cambridge Library Collection

Many bloggers, tweeters, newspaper columnists and other date nerds have already produced handy lists of the anniversaries coming up in 2015. The Big Two are of course the octocentenary of Magna Carta (sealed (not signed!) by King John on 15 … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with Geography?

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

Statistics – aren’t they wonderful? The title of this piece was premised on my reading recently that geography students are among those who have the greatest difficulty finding work after graduation. On Googling to verify this, I found several impressive … Continue reading →

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A List of Women Scientists

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

Today, 14 October, has been declared Ada Lovelace Day, ‘an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths’, named after Lord Byron‘s daughter, later countess of Lovelace, and a renowned mathematician. We have not yet reissued … Continue reading →

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Too Many Books, Too Little Time…

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

We have been packing up some of the books which are to go into the sale at the Cambridge University Press Bookshop from 16 June onwards. We do this yearly, to clear our limited shelving space of some of the … Continue reading →

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