Publications
2023
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. (2023). Galileo’s Mathematical Errors. In M. Faini, & M. Sgarbi (Eds.), Errors, False Opinions and Defective Knowledge in Early Modern Europe (pp. 87-103). Firenze University Press. https://doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0266-4.07
Blasjo, V. (2023). Newton on constructions in geometry. Historia Mathematica, 65, 14-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2023.09.002
Blasjo, V. (2023). Why Historical Research Needs Mathematicians Now More Than Ever. In K. Chemla, J. Ferreirós, L. Ji, E. Scholz, & C. Wang (Eds.), The Richness of the History of Mathematics: A Tribute to Jeremy Gray (pp. 113–129). (Archimedes; Vol. 66). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40855-7_4
2022
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. (2022). Operationalism: An Interpretation of the Philosophy of Ancient Greek Geometry. Foundations of Science, 27(2), 587-708. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-021-09791-4
Popularising publications
Blasjo, V. (2022). Lockdown mathematics: a historical perspective. In M. Pitici (Ed.), The Best Writing on Mathematics 2021 (pp. 1-8). Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691225722-002
2021
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. (2021). Galileo could have simulated his early data on the phases of Venus. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 24(4), 993-1000.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/419904/Galileo_could_have_simulated_his_early_data_on_the_phases_of_Venus.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/419904/Galileo_could_have_simulated_his_early_data_on_the_phases_of_Venus.pdf?sequence=1
Blasjo, V. (2021). Rigorous Purposes of Analysis in Greek Geometry. Philosophia Scientiae, 25(3), 55-80. https://doi.org/10.4000/philosophiascientiae.3109
Blasjo, V. (2021). Historiography of Mathematics from the Mathematician’s Point of View. In B. Sriraman (Ed.), Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice (pp. 1-22). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19071-2_67-1
Blasjo, V. (2021). What history’s most overqualified calculus student tells us about liberal arts mathematics. In M. Bouquet, A. Meijer, & C. Sanders (Eds.), Writing the Liberal Arts and Sciences: Truth, Dialogue, and Historical Consciousness (pp. 118-124). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463729369
2020
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2020). Algebraic Versus Geometric Thought and Expression in the Early Calculus. In B. Sriraman (Ed.), Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice (pp. 1-18). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19071-2_14-1
Popularising publications
Blasjo, V. N. E., & van den Bogaart, D., (TRANS.) (2020). Wortels van de wiskunde 17: Lockdown wiskunde. Euclides, 96(2), 12-15.
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2020). Lockdown mathematics: a historical perspective. Nieuw archief voor wiskunde. Serie 5, 21(2), 95-98. http://www.nieuwarchief.nl/serie5/pdf/naw5-2020-21-2-095.pdf
2019
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2019). Attitudes toward intuition in calculus textbooks. In Dig where you stand 5: Proceedings of the fifth International Conference on the History of Mathematics Education (pp. 83-92). Freudenthal Institute.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/388304/intuitionincalculustextbooks.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/388304/intuitionincalculustextbooks.pdf?sequence=1
Popularising publications
Andersen, K., & Blasjo, V. N. E., (TRANS.) (2019). Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide. American Mathematical Society.
2018
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. N. E., & Hogendijk, J. P. (2018). On Translating Mathematics. Isis, 109(4), 774-781. https://doi.org/10.1086/701258
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2018). A rebuttal of recent arguments for Maragha influence on Copernicus. Studia Historiae Scientiarum, 17, 479-497. https://doi.org/10.4467/2543702XSHS.18.017.9337
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/374781/blasjo2.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/374781/blasjo2.pdf?sequence=1
Bell, J., & Blasjo, V. N. E. (2018). Pietro Mengoli's 1650 Proof that the Harmonic Series Diverges. Mathematics Magazine, 91(5), 341-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/0025570X.2018.1506656
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2018). Mathematicians Versus Philosophers in Recent Work on Mathematical Beauty. Journal of humanistic mathematics, 8(1), 414-431. https://doi.org/10.5642/jhummath.201801.20
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/372788/Mathematicians_Versus_Philosophers_on_Mathematical_Beauty.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/372788/Mathematicians_Versus_Philosophers_on_Mathematical_Beauty.pdf?sequence=1
2017
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2017). Transcendental Curves in the Leibnizian Calculus. Elsevier.
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2017). Reply to Knobloch. Historia Mathematica, 44(4), 420-422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2017.09.005
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2017). On what has been called Leibniz’s rigorous foundation of infinitesimal geometry by means of Riemannian sums. Historia Mathematica, 44(2), 134-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2017.03.007
Popularising publications
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2017). How to Find the Logarithm of Any Number Using Nothing But a Piece of String. In M. Pitici (Ed.), The Best Writing on Mathematics 2017 (pp. 99-105). Princeton University Press.
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2017). The myth of Leibniz’s proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus. In M. Pitici (Ed.), The Best Writing on Mathematics 2016 (pp. 249–260). Princeton University Press.
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2017). De kromme y = x tot de macht x. Pythagoras : Wiskundetijdschrift voor jongeren, 56(3), 22-26.
2016
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2016). The how and why of constructions in classical geometry. Nieuw archief voor wiskunde. Serie 5, 17(4), 283-291.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/347482/constructions.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/347482/constructions.pdf?sequence=1
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2016). How to Find the Logarithm of Any Number Using Nothing But a Piece of String. The College Mathematics Journal, 15(1), 95-100. https://doi.org/10.4169/college.math.j.47.2.95
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/339382/college.math.j.47.2.95.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/339382/college.math.j.47.2.95.pdf?sequence=1
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2016). In Defence of Geometrical Algebra. Archive for History of Exact Sciences, 70(3), 325-359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00407-015-0169-5
Blasjo, V. N. E. (2016). Transcendental Curves in the Leibnizian Calculus. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University.
2015
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. (2015). The myth of Leibniz’s proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus. Nieuw archief voor wiskunde. Serie 5, 16(1), 46-50.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/347732/myth.pdf?sequence=1
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/347732/myth.pdf?sequence=1
Popularising publications
Blasjo, V. (2015). Why conic sections? Eureka, 47, 11-13.
2014
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. (2014). A Critique of the Arguments for Maragha Influence on Copernicus. Journal for the History of Astronomy, 45(2), 183–195. http://jha.sagepub.com/content/45/2/183
Blasjo, V. (2014). A critique of the modern consensus in the historiography of mathematics. Journal of humanistic mathematics, 4(2), 113–123. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1199&context=jhm
2013
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. (2013). Hyperbolic space for tourists. Journal of humanistic mathematics, 3(2), 88-95. https://doi.org/10.5642/jhummath.201302.06
2012
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. (2012). A Definition of Mathematical Beauty and Its History. Journal of humanistic mathematics, 2(2), 93-108. https://doi.org/10.5642/jhummath.201202.08
Blasjo, V. (2012). The rectification of quadratures as a central foundational problem for the early Leibnizian calculus. Historia Mathematica, 39(4), 405-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2012.07.001
2009
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. (2009). Jakob Steiner’s Systematische Entwickelung: The Culmination of Classical Geometry. The mathematical intelligencer, 31(1), 21-29.
2005
Scholarly publications
Blasjo, V. (2005). The Isoperimetric Problem. The American mathematical monthly., 112(6), 526-566.