List by Author: Benjamin Wardhaugh

When did humans first start to count? A cave in France may contain the earliest evidence.

Georgian school maths: bushels of corn, kilderkins of beer and feeding soldiers. All without algebra!

What does a mathematician from the 3rd century BC have to do with tuning musical instruments in 17th century Europe? Benjamin Wardhaugh tells us about one of the more unusual places you might find Euclid's algorithm being used.