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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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54 Which came first, the natural logarithm or the base of the natural logarithm? Oct 29 '14
41 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
32 What is so mysterious about Archimedes' approximation of $\sqrt 3$? Jan 4 '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 Writing Mathematical Symbols in 20th century May 7 '15
30 How did Napier come to invent logarithms? Dec 10 '14
27 Roman engineers Mar 6 '15
23 How did people make things perfectly straight? Jan 2
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