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No rigorous proofs from 200 B.C to 1870?

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In what ways has physics spurred the invention of new mathematical tools?

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Who is the "father of number theory"?

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What is the meaning of the expression Q.E.D.? Is it similar to ■ appearing at the end of a theorem?

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How and why did Weierstrass $\wp$ get its special symbol?

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successful absurd formalities

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How do mathematicians know what is known?

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Mendelson's $\mathit{Mathematical\ Logic}$ and the missing Appendix on the consistency of PA

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How was the first log table put together?

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What algorithm is Newton using in the "De analysi" to extract the square root of a polynomial?

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Could Euclid have proven that multiplication of real numbers distributes over addition?

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How are Hilbert Space methods used in number theory?

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Learning math historically

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Who is buried in Weierstrass' tomb?

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Traveling salesman problem: why visit each city only once?

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Famous black mathematicians

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Any branch of math can be expressed within set theory, is the reverse true?

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Uses of the 'Golden Ratio'

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How did the square root get its shape?

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What came first, the $\forall$ or the $\exists$? [closed]

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