CSTS Lecture Reminder 2025 April

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Dear Visitor,
- Just a little reminder...:

The April Lecture:-

Casting Stones at Napier’s Bones

Speaker: Malcolm J Watkins, BA, AMA, MIFA

Date : 7:30 pm - Wednesday, 23th April
Location : ***NOTE: Ashcroft Centre ***
Sadly, due to the different venue and the complexity of the presentation technology, we will not be able to provide a streamed service on Zoom for this talk. So to hear it, you'll have to come to the Ashcroft Centre!

**Combined lecture with Cirencester Archaeological and Historical Society, CAHS hosting

In the late 16th and 17th centuries the advancement of mathematical thinking and ideas was phenomenal, with many new ideas and techniques being published and invented. This illustrated talk explores the story from Napier’s Bones to the Pascaline (the first commercial mechanical calculator) looking at slide rules and other tools used.

You do not need to be mathematically minded to enjoy this talk!

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Next Visit:-

Cancelled - Rothamsted Research Centre, Harpenden, Herts

Due to costs, this visit will not go ahead.

Date : Tuesday, 29 Apr
Location : Rothamsted Research Centre
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