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An Affiliate of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction: No. 48, November 2001

Distributors:

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Australia

Gail FitzSimons, Faculty of Education, PO Box 6, Monash University, Victoria 3800 AUSTRALIA

gail.fitzsimons@education.monash.edu.au

Austria

Manfred Kronfellner, Institut für Algebra, Technische Universität Wien, Wiedner Haupstr. 8-10, A-1040 Wien, AUSTRIA

m.kronfellner@tuwien.ac.at

Belgium and The Netherlands

Sylvia Eerhart, Freudenthal Instituut, Tiberdreef 4, 3561 GG Utrecht

The Netherlands

S.Eerhart@fi.uu.nl

Canada

Thomas Archibald, Mathematics Department, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS B0P1X0, CANADA

Tom.Archibald@acadiau.ca

Eastern Europe

Dr. László Filep, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, College of Nyíregyháza, Nyíregyháza, Pf.166, H-4401, HUNGARY

filepl@zeus.nyf.hu

France

Evelyne Barbin, IREM, Université Paris 7, 2 place Jussieu, 75251 Paris Cedex 05, FRANCE

evelyne.barbin@wanadoo.fr

Germany

Position vacant

Greece, Turkey and the Balkans

Nikos Kastanis, Department of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54006, GREECE

nioka@auth.gr

Iran

Mohammad Bagheri, P.O.Box 13145-1785, Tehran, IRAN

bagheri@math.sharif.ac.ir

Israel

Ted Eisenberg, Mathematics Department, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, ISRAEL

Italy

Giorgio T. Bagni and Marta Menghini, Dipartimento di Matematica (Universita` La Sapienza), Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Roma ITALY

giorgio.bagni@uniroma1.it marta.menghini@uniroma1.it.

Japan

Osamu Kota, 3-8-3 Kajiwara, Kamakura

Kanagawa-ken, 247-0063 JAPAN

kota@asa.email.ne.jp

Malaysia

Mohamed Mohini, Department of Science and Mathematical Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor, MALAYSIA

mohaini@fp.utm.my

Mexico

Alejandro R Garciadiego, José M. Velasco 71, San José Insurgenies, 03900 México, D.I. MEXICO

gardan@servidor.unam.mx

Morocco

Abdellah El Idrissi, E.N.S. B.P: 2400 Marrakech, C.P: 40 000, Morocco

a_elidrissi@hotmail.com

New Zealand

Bill Barton, Mathematics Education Unit,

Dept of Mathematics and Statistics

University of Auckland, Private Bag 92-019,

Auckland, NEW ZEALAND

b.barton@auckland.ac.nz

Northern Africa

Position vacant

Other East Asia

Gloria Benigno, Department of Education, Culture and Sports, Region X, Division of Misamis Occidental, Oroquieta City, PHILLIPINES

glorya4444@yahoo.com

Scandinavia

Sten Kaijser, Department of Mathematics, P.O. Box 480, SE- 751 06 Uppsala, SWEDEN

sten@math.uu.se

South America

Marcos Vieira Teixeira , Departamento de Matemática , IGCE - UNESP, Postal 178

13 500 - 230 Rio Claro, SP BRAZIL

marti@rc.unesp.br

South Asia

Prof. R. C. Gupta, Ganita Bharati Academy, R-20, Ras Bahar Colony, Jhansi-284003, U.P. INDIA

Southern Africa

Paulus Gerdes, Mozambican Ethnomaths Research Centre, C.P. 915, Maputo, Mozambique

pgerdes@virconn.com

Spain and Portugal

Carlos Correia de Sá, Departamento de Matemática Pura, Faculdade de Cięncia da Universidade do Porto, Praça Gomes Teixeira

4099-002 Porto, PORTUGAL

csa@fc.up.pt

Taiwan

Wann-sheng Horng, Math dept NTNU, 88 Sec.4, Tingchou Rd., Taipei, TAIWAN

horng@math.ntnu.edu.tw

United Kingdom

David Lingard, Mathematics Education Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, College House, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield S10 2BP, UK

d.lingard@shu.ac.uk

United States of America

Karen Dee Michalowicz, 5855 Glen Forest Drive, Falls Church, VA 22041, USA

karendm@aol.com

 

 

A Great Seaman

Jean-Charles de Borda was born in Dax, France in 1733. He was a marine engineer, mathematician, surveyor and all-round seaman, worthy of being the name-sake of ships serving in the Navy school until the beginning of the century.

 Borda made great progress in nautical calculation and observations. He was part of a mission directed by the Constituent Assembly, which included Méchain and Delambre charged with establishing the metric system and measuring the meridian arch between Dunkirk and Barcelona. The museum is named after him and his statue stands in the Place Thiers.

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