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Opera Mathematica

Elsevier takes its name from the original House of Elzevier, a Dutch family publishing house founded in 1580. The Elsevier Heritage Collection consists of 2,000 volumes with more than 1,000 distinct titles published by the Elzevier's from 1580 to 1712. Titles such as Descartes' Geometrica, Galileo Galilei's Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Matematiche, Intorno a Due Nuove Scienze (Two New Sciences) and François Viètes' Opera Mathematica are curated and preserved in museum quality, climate-controlled display shelves in the Elsevier headquarters.

Opera Mathematica is the collected works by François Viète, one of the innovators in the standardization of algebra. It was edited by the Leiden scholar Frans van Schooten, and published by the Elzevier's in 1646. The copy in the Heritage Collection is unique. Edward Davenant, an English academic worked out most of Viètes' problems in beautiful handwriting, giving us a glimpse of how mathematicians used their books in the past. Elsevier has digitised this unique version of Opera Mathematica.

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Sponsorship of the Fields Medal Symposium

We are proud to announce that Elsevier is a Gold Level Sponsor of the Fields Medal Symposium. The sponsorship will begin with the 2016 Symposium and will run for 8 years until the 2023 Symposium. The Fields Medal Symposium and the Fields Institute as a whole share Elsevier's recognition of the importance of mathematics to the wider world. Read more.

Funding in Mathematics

The Elsevier Mathematical Sciences Sponsorship Fund was established to support individual researchers and groups within the mathematical sciences. Proposals are welcome for single-year grants in amounts between US$500 and US$5,000.
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Winner of the N.G. de Bruijn-prize, Marius Crainic, flanked by N.G. de Bruijn's daughter J.A. Dool-de Bruijn and his son F.W. de Bruijn

Awards

Elsevier awards researchers and research organizations throughout the world who have been credited with outstanding achievements and who are making a significant contribution to the advancement of mathematical sciences. Annually we sponsor multiple awards and prizes within the mathematics community including the Mary Ellen Rudin Young Researcher Award, the ISI Karl Pearson Prize and the JMAA Ames Award amongst others. Read more.

Conferences & Meetings

We will be supporting and attending several conferences  throughout the year and welcome the opportunity to meet with you. Read more.

Scientific Council for Mathematics

Our Scientific Council for Mathematics play an instrumental  role in advising us on our mathematics journal program and on how we can best  support the mathematics community. This council consists of senior members of  the community, representing both the geographical and disciplinary diversity of  mathematicians. Read more.

Open Letters to the Mathematics community

We actively listen and respond to the community. Read our  series of open letters detailing changes and developments to our mathematics  publishing program and wider Elsevier strategy. Read more.

Feedback from the community

Community feedback drives changes in our mathematics  journals program. Please read more about this in the links below.