For the Recorde

A History of Welsh Mathematical Greats

Gareth Ffowc Roberts

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University of Wales Press
05 January 2023

Mathematics; History of mathematics

Stories about the colorful lives of twelve Welsh mathematicians.

For the Recorde invites readers on a journey through the lives of twelve Welsh mathematicians and the places they called home. Beginning with the sixteenth-century inventor of the equals sign, Robert Recorde, and continuing through today, Gareth Ffowc Roberts highlights an oft-overlooked technical acumen in Welsh culture, a forgotten complement to the country’s more well-known legacy in poetry, music, and religion.

By: Gareth Ffowc Roberts
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781786839169
ISBN 10: 1786839164
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 05 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Preface Map of Wales Think of a number From Môn across the Menai How I wish I could calculate pi Chance and circumstance Building bridges A giant among pygmies What is the title of this chapter? Mathematics for the million Whence then cometh wisdom? Clearing the bottleneck Precise imprecision Go for gold In conclusion Answers to puzzles Notes on chapters Index

Gareth Ffowc Roberts is emeritus professor of education at Bangor University.

Reviews for For the Recorde: A History of Welsh Mathematical Greats

"""For the Recorde fair coasts along on the waves of Gareth Ffowc Roberts's enthusiasm for the subject and the clear delight he has in the patterns and mysteries of the world--some of them solved by math, and others always tantalisingly out of reach. But Roberts's real gift is presenting math, this sometimes arcane-seeming branch of science, once thought of as a black art in itself, as something understandable, human and altogether alive."" --Jon Gower, Nation.Cymru ""This is a book about mathematics, which will appeal to anyone with any interest in the history of Wales. It outlines vividly and understandably the achievements of our mathematicians, so important to that history and vital to our understanding of the world today, shaped and changed by mathematics."" --Dr. Elin Jones, historian and educationalist"