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Who first defined complex analytic spaces?

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Original description of point sources and point spread functions

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How did Russell arrive at the paradox demonstrating the inconsistency of naive set theory?

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Did Russell's paradox affect Peano's construction in the Formulario?

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Is there a theorem proof whose accuracy is doubted because it is short?

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Jacobi's product for the discriminant

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Origin of Riemann-Stieltjes Integral

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New mathematics theory vs new mathematical theorem

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When was the first time/s that sheaves entered algebra and algebraic geometry?

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What are some concepts/discoveries in mathematics and science that found practical application years after they had been formulated/discovered?

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Use of the verb "induct" in proofs by mathematical induction

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In which work did Euler invent the Euler Substitutions for a quadratic composed into a radical?

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Early results on the Fourier transform

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