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54 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
21 Which mathematicians died very young or in a tragic way? Nov 28 '15
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
13 Has science fiction ever caused scientists to do real research? Apr 23 '18
12 Plagiarism at the turn of 20th century Jan 27 '20
12 How did scientists plot complicated graphs in the 19th century? Apr 8 '16
11 Are there widely accepted math symbols using non-Latin alphabets or characters other than Greek and Hebrew? Dec 29 '19
11 Where did John Wallis get the idea for $\infty$? May 21 '16
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