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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 Why was Rene Descartes not knighted? Jul 11 '15
15 Origin of 360 degrees? Jan 30 '15
12 What is the etymology behind sine, cosine, tangent, etc.? Oct 7 '16
11 Emmy Noether or Emmy Nöther? Jun 22
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
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