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Is this Einstein rejection letter fake?

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Which physicist is this quote attributed to?

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Whose shoulders did Newton stand on?

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Hidden agenda of the Galileo trial?

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Historical Survey of Statistical Mechanics

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Electromagnetic constants and the speed of light

answered Dec 31, 2016 at 18:44

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Who originally derived the general force law equation of force between current elements?

answered Dec 30, 2017 at 20:07

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Did Einstein really say: "If I were wrong, it would only take one."

answered Mar 4, 2016 at 5:23

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Who discovered the magnetic vector potential, $\vec{A}$?

answered Aug 8, 2016 at 21:40

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What did Einstein learn in his university electricity and magnetism courses?

answered Jun 4, 2016 at 23:18

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Seeking sources: Catholic church and the development of mathematics

answered Jan 4, 2018 at 0:27

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Who wrote down the equations governing gravity in a field language for the first time?

answered Mar 27, 2017 at 23:08

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What were the criticisms against the introduction of "vector analysis"?

answered Dec 4, 2015 at 4:55

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Why do Maxwell's equations bear his name?

answered Jul 30, 2016 at 20:38

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What were standard university texts in algebra in the mid 19th century?

answered Aug 17, 2016 at 16:38

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Did Maxwell originally write his equations using quaternions?

answered Jan 17, 2019 at 0:06

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What animals or plants were used to illustrate ideas of physics?

answered May 16, 2019 at 21:22

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Why did Schrödinger write a letter to Einstein “apologizing profusely for his duplicity”?

answered Jun 1, 2019 at 19:47

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Why is the amount of charge needed to generate 1 unit of electric flux, called permittivity?

answered Sep 28, 2018 at 21:21

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How did early scientists know if a current was changing direction? (AC vs. DC)

answered Oct 11, 2018 at 19:56

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How did Lagrange get his equation (the so-called Euler-Lagrange equation)

answered Apr 13, 2018 at 3:10

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Who discovered the Virial Theorem?

answered May 15, 2018 at 17:45

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Who invented/discovered angular momentum?

answered Dec 13, 2017 at 1:34

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When did physicists begin using the symbol $G$ for Newton's gravitational constant?

answered Feb 17, 2021 at 23:22

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Who discovered paramagnetism first?

answered Jan 25, 2016 at 4:45

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How did German become the language of science?

answered Aug 15, 2016 at 4:17

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What are some of the most complete genealogies of scientific and mathematical subject areas?

answered Jun 17, 2016 at 1:58

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When was it first discovered (or comprehended) that air has weight?

answered Mar 8, 2017 at 19:51

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Who introduced the Principle of Mathematical Induction for the first time?

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When was the electronvolt first introduced?

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Is this Einstein rejection letter fake?

Which physicist is this quote attributed to?

Whose shoulders did Newton stand on?

Hidden agenda of the Galileo trial?

Historical Survey of Statistical Mechanics

Electromagnetic constants and the speed of light

Who originally derived the general force law equation of force between current elements?

Did Einstein really say: "If I were wrong, it would only take one."

Who discovered the magnetic vector potential, $\vec{A}$?

What did Einstein learn in his university electricity and magnetism courses?

Seeking sources: Catholic church and the development of mathematics

Who wrote down the equations governing gravity in a field language for the first time?

What were the criticisms against the introduction of "vector analysis"?

Why do Maxwell's equations bear his name?

What were standard university texts in algebra in the mid 19th century?

Did Maxwell originally write his equations using quaternions?

What animals or plants were used to illustrate ideas of physics?

Why did Schrödinger write a letter to Einstein “apologizing profusely for his duplicity”?

Why is the amount of charge needed to generate 1 unit of electric flux, called permittivity?

How did early scientists know if a current was changing direction? (AC vs. DC)

How did Lagrange get his equation (the so-called Euler-Lagrange equation)

Who discovered the Virial Theorem?

Who invented/discovered angular momentum?

When did physicists begin using the symbol $G$ for Newton's gravitational constant?

Who discovered paramagnetism first?

How did German become the language of science?

What are some of the most complete genealogies of scientific and mathematical subject areas?

When was it first discovered (or comprehended) that air has weight?

Who introduced the Principle of Mathematical Induction for the first time?

When was the electronvolt first introduced?