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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2016
Many members of the Association know the Gazette only in its hampered and restricted war-time form. The time is therefore opportune for some remarks on the pre-war Gazette and on what may reasonably be expected from the post-war Gazette. The history of the Gazette, however, cannot be fully understood without some reference to the history of the Association; such reference need be only brief, since a full account is available in the admirable Presidential Address by Mr. A. W Siddons (XX, No. 237, February, 1936).
The substance of a paper read at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematical Association, 25th April, 1946. At the meeting, an apology was offered, which should perhaps be repeated here, for the somewhat egotistical character of the paper; but in the nature of the case it is impossible to be completely impersonal.
page note 187 * “There is a society for the improvement of Geometrical Teaching. i have no knowledge of its work; but as to the need of improvement there can be no question whilst the reign of Euclid continues. Euclid for children is barbarous.”
page note 193 * During the war, too many reviews bore the initials T. A. A. B. But most mathematicians were overworked and unable to spare time from national duties to perform less urgent tasks. in these circumstances it was thought better to make sure of calling attention to new books, even though the reviewer could obviously make no claim to be regarded as an expert critic,
page note 194 * The revived machinery of the Branches Sub-committee will slightly affect the details but not the principle of this scheme.
page note 194 † The first of the series appears in this number of the Gazette, a photograph of the title-page of the first printed Euclid in Greek, Grynaeus’ edition of 1533.
All suggestions will be welcomed and carefully considered, especially if an indication of means for obtaining a photograph is added. But photographs should not be sent until it is certain that they can be used, and members are advised that in any event it is undesirable to trust negatives on glass to the post. Biographical or bibliographical details suitable for a paragraph of comment will also be welcomed.
