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Gerald Edgar
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56 Examples of when the professional scientists or mathematicians were wrong, but the nonprofessionals were right Jan 18 '19
25 Why are X and Y commonly used as mathematical placeholders? Dec 27 '18
23 When was the first recorded use of subscript in mathematics to represent index? May 10
22 Which mathematicians died very young or in a tragic way? Nov 28 '15
21 Has physics ever given a physical significance to a mathematically abstract idea? Jun 7
21 Where were mathematical/science works posted before the arxiv website? Jan 26
19 Pythagoras vs. the idea of Pythagoras Nov 12 '14
16 Mathematical results that became known long after their authors passed away May 3 '20
15 How did scientists plot complicated graphs in the 19th century? Apr 8 '16
13 Has science fiction ever caused scientists to do real research? Apr 23 '18
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