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Historical Notes: The Gravitational Constant
Isobel Falconer
A brief account of the development of the concept of the gravitational constant and the debate around in in Britain at the end of the 19th century.
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Women's participation in mathematics in Scotland, 1730-1850
Amie Morrison, Isobel Falconer
The eighteenth century saw a flourishing of scientific and philosophical thought throughout Scotland, known as the Scottish Enlightenment. The accomplishments of prominent male fig…
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Vortices and atoms in the Maxwellian era
Isobel Falconer
The mathematical study of vortices began with Herman von Helmholtz's pioneering study in 1858. It was pursued vigorously over the next two decades, largely by British physicists an…