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The '''Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics''' ('''CSHPM''') is dedicated to the study of the [[history]] and [[philosophy]] of [[mathematics]]  in [[Canada]].<ref>{{citation
| last = Mann | first = Tony
| doi = 10.1086/661626
| issue = 3
| journal = Isis
| pages = 518–526
| title = History of mathematics and history of science
| volume = 102
| year = 2011| pmid = 22073776
| s2cid = 21183237
| url = http://gala.gre.ac.uk/6971/1/11_56.pdf
}}. Writing about the [[British Society for the History of Mathematics]], Mann writes "Similar bodies include the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/Société Canadienne d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Mathématiques".</ref> It was proposed by [[Kenneth O. May]], in conjunction with the journal ''[[Historia Mathematica]]'',<ref>{{citation|title=The History of Science of Canada|first=Trevor H.|last=Levere|author-link=Trevor H. Levere|journal=The British Journal for the History of Science|volume=21|issue=4|year=1988|pages=419–425|doi=10.1017/S0007087400025334|pmid=11621688|s2cid=43733934}}. From p.&nbsp;424: "He [May] proposed the formation of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics, having in mind that it would serve as a launching pad for the journal; and
''Historia Mathematica'' was duly founded."</ref> and was founded in 1974.<ref>[http://cshpm.org/ The CSHPM website], retrieved 2014-07-15.</ref>
== See also ==
*[[Canadian Mathematical Society]]
*[[List of Mathematical Societies]]
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