Dear all, our next speaker in the Philosophy of Science Colloquium organized by the Institute Vienna Circle is Andrew Arana (Université de Lorraine), who will give a talk on October 23, 4.45-6.15 pm. All are welcome! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Philosophy of Science Colloquium TALK: Andrew Arana (Université de Lorraine)* Translations Between Geometry and Algebra Philosophy of Science Colloquium The Institute Vienna Circle holds a Philosophy of Science Colloquium with talks by our present fellows. *Date:* 23/10/2025 *Time:*16h45 *Venue:*New Institute Building (NIG), Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien, HS 2i *Abstract:* Since Descartes' development of analytic geometry in the 17th century, mathematicians have used translations between geometry and algebra to solve problems in both domains. In this talk I will discuss this issue in its historical contexts.