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20MAR 2023
Event
RESEARCH SCHOOL – Expressions of Mathematical Activity: Traces and Histories
Prof. Dr. Andrea Bréard and Dr. Catherine Goldstein (CNRS,IMJ-PRG, UMR 7586) will give a workshop on “Comparing traces: combinations in nineteenth-century China and France” in a module on “Inscribing and disciplining combinations” at the RESEARCH SCHOOL – Expressions of Mathematical Activity: Traces and Histories. It takes place from 27 – 31 March, 2023 at the […]
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15MAR 2023
Event
Journée d’études #2 (22 mars 2023)
Prof. Dr. Andrea Bréard interviendra dans la deuxième journée d’étude organisée par la revue Histoire & Mesure sur « Liang Qichao (1873-1929), l’introduction de la notion de “statistiques historiques” 歷史統計學 et l’abondance des sources en Chine ». Quantification, sources et administration de la preuve seront au cœur de cette nouvelle journée d’études, organisée par la […]Prof. Dr. Andrea Bréard interviendra dans la deuxième journée d’étude organisée par la revue Histoire & Mesure sur « Liang Qichao (1873-1929), l’introduction de la notion de “statistiques historiques” 歷史統計學 et l’abondance des sources en Chine ». Quantification, sources et administration de la preuve seront au cœur de cette nouvelle journée d’études, organisée par la […]
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01FEB 2023
News
New publication: Wu Dingliang (1894–1969) and the Statistical Definition of the Chinese Race
A new publication by Prof. Dr. Andrea Bréard with the title “Wu Dingliang (1894–1969) and the Statistical Definition of the Chinese Race” appeared in the journal Histoire & Mesure XXXVII-1 (EHESS, 2022). By focusing upon the scientific work and network of Wu Dingliang 吳定良, this article looks at the statistical construction of a notion of the […]
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18JAN 2023
Event
Conference (in French): Qu’est-ce que c’est un « nombre » en Chine ancienne ?
Dans le cadre du cycle de conférences en Histoire et Philosophie des Mathématiques, organisé par Prof. Marco Cannone à l’Université Gutave Eiffel, Prof. Andrea Bréard interviendra le 25 janvier 2023 sur la question “Qu’est-ce que c’est un « nombre » en Chine ancienne ?”. Quel sens donner à des inscriptions d’ensembles de six chiffres sans aucun […]
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12JAN 2023
Jobs
Currently Hiring: 3 Post-doc Positions
The Chair for Sinology with a Focus on the Intellectual and Cultural History of China is currently hiring three post-docs pursuing research in relation to the themes of the sin-aps project. Both research fields, Quantification from Europe to East Asia and The Language of Algorithmic Mathematics are concerned. Mastery of German is no requirement. The […]
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01DEC 2022
Algorithms
Workshop: Approaches to the Logic and Syntax of Mathematical Texts
From December 5 to December 8, 2022, the sin-aps group The language of algorithmic mathematics is organising a four-day workshop, which aims at analysing the logic and syntax of mathematical texts: Greek, Latin, Chinese and modern mathematical formulaic texts. The workshop brings together scholars and young researchers who have combined (philo-)logical with digital approaches to […]
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