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Axis History and philosophy of mathematics

Reading Ancient Mathematical Texts



This seminar is organized around a presentation of a primary source and the issues it raises, followed by a reading of this edited and translated source. A session can last up to 3 hours, and is conducted by experienced researchers, doctoral students, or even Master’s students. The working language is French or English depending on the case.


Organisers : Agathe Keller, Karine Chemla, (CNRS, CHSA, SPHere), and the associated group: H. Amini, F. Cornu, C. Morice-Singh, A. Volkov

PROGRAM 2023-2024


Seminars will be held every Thursday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. in room 628 (6th floor - Olympes de Gouge building) Université Paris Cité 8 Rue Albert Einstein Paris 75013

  • Thursday, 19th October 2023
    Leila Hamouda (Université de Tunis)
    ’’What’s new in al-Fārisī’s work concerning the multiplication of two numbers compared to his predecessors"
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  • Thursday, 16th November 2023
    Catherine Ledesert (Master’s degree in the history and philosophy of science Université Paris Cité)
    NICOLE ORESME, DE COMMENSURABILITATE. COMMENSURABILITY, INCOMMENSURABILITY in the mathematical treatment
    of circular motion

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  • Thursday, 21st December2023


  • Thursday, 18th January 2024


  • Thursday, 29th February 2024


  • Thursday, 4th April 2024


  • Thursday, 2nd May 2024


  • Thursday, 30th May 2024


  • Thursday, 27th June 2024








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INFORMATIONS PRATIQUES

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