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Who are the youngest mathematicians that published an original research article in a peer-reviewed journal?

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Whence Whitehead's essence?

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Was "potency set" used for power set?

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Reference request: What were the problems of accepting zero, negative numbers, and complex numbers? And how were they solved?

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Did Newton say: "If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent"?

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Who evaluated the surface of the Torricelli solid/Gabriel's horn

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Who was the first to say "Shut up and calculate!"?

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Question about Leibniz's "characteristic numbers" and propositional logic

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What is the earliest use of the $\perp\!\!\!\!\perp$ symbol in statistics to denote statistical independence?

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Attributed quote to Nikola Tesla

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Where can I find the translated manuscript of Abel?

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Is there a comprehensive list of Ancient Greek mathematical writings?

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What research articles were inspired by web comics?

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Did the Romans really use the binomial formula to calculate products?

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