John Coulson and Making Mathematics Accessible in the 18th Century

In this episode of our Lucasian Professors series, we turn to John Coulson, the fifth holder of the chair. From a schoolmaster to a Fellow of the Royal Society and a tireless translator, Coulson championed practical, accessible mathematics—translating Newton, developing Negativo-Affirmativo arithmetic, and venturing into navigation, mapmaking, and women’s education. Join us as we trace his unconventional path to Cambridge, his enduring contributions to making math comprehensible to a wider audience, and the manuscripts and ideas that hint at a broader, inclusive mathematics in the 18th century.

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