History of Science and Mathematics
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Examples of when the professional scientists or mathematicians were wrong, but the nonprofessionals were right
Jan 22, 2019
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In which article/book chapter did Cantor, Hilbert, and Poincaré formally define or directly discusse the term “potential infinity”?
Jun 27, 2020
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Who was the Northern California pioneer of genetics?
Nov 4, 2016
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Has any large group of people used a base other than 10, 20 and 60 for ordinary purposes?
Jul 13, 2020
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Who first introduced the longhand square-rooting method into European mathematics?
Nov 30, 2016
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What is the basis of the claim that $F_5$ was fully factored in 1732?
Apr 13, 2020
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At what point did "Archean" go from meaning the entire Precambrian to just the middle part?
Jul 11, 2022
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Were the kilogram, the grave, etc. meant to be units of weight, units of mass, or was it ambiguous at the time?
Jun 12, 2020
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How do you describe, in English, a set of different ethnic groups in one word?
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Why might the government keep the gold at Fort Knox, even though super-villains steal it all the time?
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What does this lyric from Thriller refer to?
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"Federal" is to "Federally" as "State" is to
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Why was Gandalf unsure if Bilbo's ring was the One Ring if he had seen an image of Sauron's Eye when he was about to pick it up?

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