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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
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
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
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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