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History of Science and Mathematics Beta
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Math Professor. Interested in history of mathematics, astronomy, navigation, physics, technology, VI BC-1960 AD.

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46 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
28 How did German become the language of science? Nov 1 '14
28 How did Napier come to invent logarithms? Dec 10 '14
27 What is so mysterious about Archimedes' approximation of $\sqrt 3$? Jan 4 '15
26 Roman engineers Mar 6 '15
18 Why is American and French notation different for open intervals (x, y) vs. ]x, y[? Nov 1 '14
18 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
17 Writing Mathematical Symbols in 20th century May 7 '15
17 Why is Leibniz less well regarded? Nov 4 '14
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