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Past Member

Glen Van Brummelen

Funding provided by the Fund for Historical Studies

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of Study

History of Astronomy
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Glen Van Brummelen is interested in medieval mathematical astronomy in Islamic cultures and in Latin Europe. He is studying the spherical astronomy of Giovanni Bianchini (fifteenth century) to understand his role in the emergence of early modern astronomy and the decimal number system. He is also hoping to identify traces of Arabic scholarship in his astronomical work.

Dates at IAS

Member
School of Historical Studies
Visitor
School of Historical Studies
Fall

Degrees

Simon Fraser University
Ph.D.
1993
Simon Fraser University
M.Sc.
1988
University of Alberta
B.Sc.
1986

Honors

2017
3M National Teaching Fellowship
2016
Haimo Award

Appointments

Quest University
2006–2019
Coordinator (chair) of Mathematics
Bennington College
1999–2006
Professor of Mathematics
The King's University College
1990–1999
Asst/Assoc Professor of Mathematics