Stack Exchange Network

Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.

Visit Stack Exchange
Loading…
    • Tour Start here for a quick overview of the site
    • Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have
    • Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site
    • About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company, and our products.
  1. current community

    • History of Science and Mathematics
      help chat
    • History of Science and Mathematics Meta

    your communities

    Sign up or log in to customize your list.

    more stack exchange communities

    company blog
  2. Log in
  3. Sign up
History of Science and Mathematics
  1. Home
    1. Public
    2. Questions
    3. Tags
    4. Users
    5. Unanswered
  2. Teams
    Stack Overflow for Teams – Start collaborating and sharing organizational knowledge. Create a free Team Why Teams?
  3. Teams
  4. Create free Team

Teams

Q&A for work

Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search.

Learn more about Teams
Mark Olson's user avatar
Mark Olson's user avatar
Mark Olson's user avatar
Mark Olson
  • Member for 1 year, 3 months
  • Last seen more than a month ago
  • Network profile
Profile Activity
  • Summary
  • Answers
  • Questions
  • Tags
  • Badges
  • Bounties
  • Reputation
  • All actions

5 Answers

Score Activity Newest
13 votes
Accepted

What was so hard about discovering/inventing the number zero?

  • science
  • mathematics
answered May 2 at 0:37
11 votes
Accepted

Could ancient astronomers have proven heliocentrism?

  • astronomy
  • archaeoastronomy
answered May 28 at 13:18
3 votes

Light propagated instantaneously rather than gradually

  • physics
  • terminology
  • optics
  • light
answered May 24 at 22:47
3 votes

In Middle Ages Europe, Physical scientists referred to the "Queen of Sciences"; what was this?

  • middle-ages
  • science
answered May 5 at 19:44
2 votes

What are some physicists that wrote literary works?

  • physics
  • physicists
  • examples
  • physics-social-history
answered May 16 at 1:15
History of Science and Mathematics
  • Tour
  • Help
  • Chat
  • Contact
  • Feedback
Company
  • Stack Overflow
  • Teams
  • Advertising
  • Collectives
  • Talent
  • About
  • Press
  • Legal
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Settings
  • Cookie Policy
Stack Exchange Network
  • Technology
  • Culture & recreation
  • Life & arts
  • Science
  • Professional
  • Business
  • API
  • Data
  • Blog
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram

Site design / logo © 2023 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under CC BY-SA. rev 2023.9.25.43646

Your privacy

By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.