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'History and Stories of Mathematics' at the Museum of Science and Water (23/05/2018)

This Wednesday May 23 at 5:30 pm at the Museum of Science and Water will take place the conference 'Logarithms: the invention of artificial numbers' taught by the mathematician Domingo Martínez Verdú.

The aim of the talk is to remember the remarkable invention of logarithms when the fourth centenary of the death of John Napier (1550-1617) is fulfilled.

The discovery of logarithms, initially called artificial numbers, represented a milestone in the history of mathematics, because not only did it make great progress in calculating in fields such as astronomy, navigation or commercial calculation, but it also had a great impact. in the advancement of mathematics in particular, and in the development of human knowledge in general.

From the hand of Martínez Verdú, the attendees will go through its history until stopping at the figure of the enlightened Benito Bails (1730-1797) as a reference for the teaching and dissemination of logarithms in Spain.

This edition, which belongs VI cycle of informative talks about History

of Mathematics, is organized by the group PiCuadrado of History of Mathematics, the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Murcia, the Museum of Science and Water and the Unit of Scientific Culture of the UMU.

Source: Universidad de Murcia

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