Spitalfields Mathematical Society

Spitalfields Mathematical Society
Merged intoRoyal Astronomical Society
Formation1717 (1717)
FounderJoseph Middleton
Founded atMonmouth's Head, Spitalfields
Dissolved1846 (1846)
TypeMathematical society
PurposeEducation
Location

The Spitalfields Mathematical Society was a learned society primarily for working class manual labourers founded in 1717 by Joseph Middleton and based in Spitalfields. Middleton was a retired mariner who had worked as a teacher of mathematics and a marine surveyor who wished to teach the mathematics of navigation to sailors.

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