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20 Who first measured the distance to the Moon? How was it done? Jan 9 '15
17 What language was spoken at the International Mathematical Congress? Jun 28 '15
15 Origin of 360 degrees? Jan 30 '15
14 Why was Rene Descartes not knighted? Jul 11 '15
11 What is the etymology behind sine, cosine, tangent, etc.? Oct 7 '16
10 Was there ever a proposal for Metric time Jun 1 '16
10 Was Aristotle really wrong about gravity? Jan 15 '15
9 Why did Cantor (and others) use $\mathfrak{c}$ for the continuum? Jun 8 '15
8 Discovery of Sine and Cosine Apr 10 '15
7 Why does Newton claim : “Plato is my friend — Aristotle is my friend — but my greatest friend is truth.”? Dec 3 '16
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