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From the Stacks: Volterra's Egg

Thu., Sept. 30, 2010 | John Vining

While reviewing items from The Huntington's history of science collection for a project I'm working on, a box labeled "Volterra's Egg" caught my eye. Vito Volterra (1860–1940) was an Italian mathematician who made large advancements in both applied and pure mathematics

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World Wide History

Wed., Sept. 29, 2010 | Matt Stevens

One of the last times Linda Colley gave a public lecture in Southern California, it changed the course of her research. The professor of history from Princeton will help kick off the new lecture season at The Huntington