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Provenance of mathematics quote from Robert Musil, 1913

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Mathematicians who wrote fiction

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Origin of exact and closed differential expressions

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Gate 44 at the Colosseum in Rome: XLIIII or XLIV? When and why the change?

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What's the history of "left as exercise" or notions similar to that?

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History of visualization in science and math - where may I read of it?

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Examples of papers co-authored by parent/child, or siblings

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What are some famous named groups of scientists?

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Where does the term elasticity (of a function) come from?

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What motivated the development of the theory of perspective during the Renaissance?

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Where can I find the Royal Society report on the controversy over the invention of differential calculus?

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In which article/book chapter did Cantor, Hilbert, and Poincaré formally define or directly discusse the term “potential infinity”?

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What's the name of P C Gilmore?

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When did bounties and prize money for open mathematical problems start being a thing?

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Is it true that before Milton Friedman, "no one believed that inflation was mainly a monetary phenomenon"?

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History of filter and ultrafilter

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What are some physicists that wrote literary works?

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What are some famous named groups of scientists?

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Historical examples of "pseudoscience" becoming "science"

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Provenance of mathematics quote from Robert Musil, 1913

Mathematicians who wrote fiction

Origin of exact and closed differential expressions

Gate 44 at the Colosseum in Rome: XLIIII or XLIV? When and why the change?

What's the history of "left as exercise" or notions similar to that?

History of visualization in science and math - where may I read of it?

Examples of papers co-authored by parent/child, or siblings

What are some famous named groups of scientists?

Where does the term elasticity (of a function) come from?

What motivated the development of the theory of perspective during the Renaissance?

Where can I find the Royal Society report on the controversy over the invention of differential calculus?

In which article/book chapter did Cantor, Hilbert, and Poincaré formally define or directly discusse the term “potential infinity”?

What's the name of P C Gilmore?

When did bounties and prize money for open mathematical problems start being a thing?

Is it true that before Milton Friedman, "no one believed that inflation was mainly a monetary phenomenon"?

History of filter and ultrafilter

What are some physicists that wrote literary works?

What are some famous named groups of scientists?

Historical examples of "pseudoscience" becoming "science"