Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics

The Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics (CSHPM) is dedicated to the study of the history and philosophy of mathematics in Canada.[1] It was proposed by Kenneth O. May, in conjunction with the journal Historia Mathematica,[2] and was founded in 1974.[3]

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References
  1. Mann, Tony (2011), "History of mathematics and history of science" (PDF), Isis, 102 (3): 518–526, doi:10.1086/661626, PMID 22073776. Writing about the British Society for the History of Mathematics, Mann writes "Similar bodies include the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/Société Canadienne d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Mathématiques".
  2. Levere, Trevor H. (1988), "The History of Science of Canada", The British Journal for the History of Science, 21 (4): 419–425, doi:10.1017/S0007087400025334, PMID 11621688. From p. 424: "He [May] proposed the formation of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics, having in mind that it would serve as a launching pad for the journal; and Historia Mathematica was duly founded."
  3. The CSHPM website, retrieved 2014-07-15.



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