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What is the original source for Abel's quote about Gauss:"He is like the fox, who effaces his tracks in the sand with his tail"?

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When was the term "corollary" first used in proofs?

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Did Descartes leave solving the quintic as an exercise to his readers?

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What does "given in species" mean in old geometry textbooks?

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

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$\frac{dy}{dx}$ versus $\frac{{\mathrm d}y}{{\mathrm d}x}$

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Who knows Frank Irvin?

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The original paper by Kutta

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How did Newton and Kepler (actually) do it?

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Taylor's Theorem and Newton's Method of Divided Differences

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How did Napier come to invent logarithms?

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Was Martin Packard of Varian Associates related to David Packard of Hewlett-Packard?

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Did Euler know Ancient Greek?

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Etymology of "power" (math.)

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Seeking Source of this Pythagorean Quote "Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons."

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Looking for math history but keep finding the same old stuff

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Euclid’s Proposition I.3 overused?

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Mathematicians who wrote fiction

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Usage of reverse side of circular slide rule

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Who wrote "projective geometry" for the first time?

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First attempt to measure speeds using distance divided by time?

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Inscriptions on a 16th century 3-dimensional permutahedron sundial?

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"Number Theoretic" is wrong ? "Arithmetical" is right?

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Seeking Comprehensive References on the History of Scientific Notation

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How did Newton and Leibniz interpret the integral?

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What is the original source for Abel's quote about Gauss:"He is like the fox, who effaces his tracks in the sand with his tail"?

When was the term "corollary" first used in proofs?

Did Descartes leave solving the quintic as an exercise to his readers?

What does "given in species" mean in old geometry textbooks?

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

$\frac{dy}{dx}$ versus $\frac{{\mathrm d}y}{{\mathrm d}x}$

Who knows Frank Irvin?

The original paper by Kutta

How did Newton and Kepler (actually) do it?

Taylor's Theorem and Newton's Method of Divided Differences

How did Napier come to invent logarithms?

Was Martin Packard of Varian Associates related to David Packard of Hewlett-Packard?

Did Euler know Ancient Greek?

Etymology of "power" (math.)

Seeking Source of this Pythagorean Quote "Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons."

Looking for math history but keep finding the same old stuff

Euclid’s Proposition I.3 overused?

Mathematicians who wrote fiction

Usage of reverse side of circular slide rule

Who wrote "projective geometry" for the first time?

First attempt to measure speeds using distance divided by time?

Inscriptions on a 16th century 3-dimensional permutahedron sundial?

"Number Theoretic" is wrong ? "Arithmetical" is right?

Seeking Comprehensive References on the History of Scientific Notation

How did Newton and Leibniz interpret the integral?