History of Science and Mathematics
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Colin McFaul
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I have a PhD in Physics from Tulane University, and an AB in Physics from the University of Chicago. My research is on the analysis of the physical and chemical properties of polymers.

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When did physics texts start to teach Kepler's $3/2$'s power law as a result of Newton's $1/r^2$ law of gravitation, rather than the other way around?
Oct 29, 2014
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What was wrong with the caloric theory?
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How did Staudinger demonstrate that polymers are high molecular weight covalently bonded molecules?
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When was conical refraction predicted and observed?
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Do we need MathJax?
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Is Economics on Topic Here?
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Do we need the mhchem MathJax extension?
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Should Math SE seed HSM with some history of mathematics questions?
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Should 'big list' type questions be put on hold?
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How do non-polar substances dissolve in non-polar solvents?
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Origin of Ladder Operator methods
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Is the meander ratio of a river $= \pi$?
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How do I count the words in a part of a file, without leaving vim?
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How many states can a n qubit quantum computer store?

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