Events: detail
A millennium of mathematical puzzels
- Hosted by:
- Gresham College
- Speaker:
-
Professor Robin Wilson
- Starts:
- February 06, 2008 at 01:00 pm
- Ends:
- February 06, 2008 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- Gresham College, , Barnard’s Inn Hall, London, EC1N 2HH United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
In the 8th century Alcuin of York described the wolf, goat and cabbage problem – so did Lewis Carroll over 1000 years later. This lecture looks at a wide variety of mathematical puzzles that entertained people of all ages over the intervening period.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
This lecture recurs at 6 pm today
For more information
- Contact person:
- Gresham College
- Phone:
- 020 7831 0575
- Email:
- enquiries [ at ] gresham.ac.uk
- Website:
- A millennium of mathematical puzzels
