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Which are the most ancient theorems that negate the existence of some deeply valued entity?

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Is there a "Moore's Law" of length-determining apparatuses?

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Historical mentions (as if fact) that Sun never rises or sets

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Is it possible to narrow down possible dates for the following eclipse pattern?

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Has Cantor's irregular enumeration of rationals ever been discussed?

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how did they know that the space could expand?

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Online resources for 19th century physics textbooks

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Where can I find the complete papers of abstracts published by P. G. Tait in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh in 1880?

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Why is the letter $b$ used to represent the y-intercept in the equation of straight line?

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