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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
40 When exactly (and why) did matrices become a part of the undergraduate curriculum? Nov 1 '14
34 How was Lagrange appointed professor of mathematics so early? Apr 23 '19
30 What is so mysterious about Archimedes' approximation of $\sqrt 3$? Jan 4 '15
30 How did Napier come to invent logarithms? Dec 10 '14
29 How did German become the language of science? Nov 1 '14
25 Roman engineers Mar 6 '15
22 Why did mathematicians not see that $f_n(x)=x^n$ is a counterexample to Cauchy's “theorem” about limits of continuous functions? Jan 2 '15
20 Why is American and French notation different for open intervals (x, y) vs. ]x, y[? Nov 1 '14
19 When were vectors invented? Apr 17 '19
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