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Alexandre Eremenko

Math Professor. Interested in history of mathematics, astronomy, navigation, physics, technology, VI BC-1960 AD.

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55 Which came first, the natural logarithm or the base of the natural logarithm? Oct 29 '14
43 When exactly (and why) did matrices become a part of the undergraduate curriculum? Nov 1 '14
36 How was Lagrange appointed professor of mathematics so early? Apr 23 '19
33 Is the story about Fermat's writing on a margin true? Feb 25
33 What is so mysterious about Archimedes' approximation of $\sqrt 3$? Jan 4 '15
32 Writing Mathematical Symbols in 20th century May 7 '15
31 How did German become the language of science? Nov 1 '14
30 What are the earliest inventions to store and release energy (e.g. fly wheels)? Jan 10
30 How did Napier come to invent logarithms? Dec 10 '14
28 How did people make things perfectly straight? Jan 2
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