New posts in math-history

More unknown / underappreciated results of Euler

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Infinite series for the arctangent from the tangent of half-angle formula

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ancient concepts and modern concepts

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l'Hopital's questionable premise?

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Why did Grothendieck invent schemes when they seem at odds with his philosophy?

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Who first explicitly wrote the determinant identity $\det(1+AB) = \det(1+BA)$?

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Why is $i$ called "imaginary"?

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Chi-square or chi-squared?

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Sources of "morality of results" in mathematics

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Articles on ideas in the history of mathematics notation?

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History of terminology: sheaves, presheaves, etc.

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When was the term "mathematics" first used?

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History of Compass/Straight Edge Construction

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$i^i$ having infinitely many values. Significance? History? Applications?

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When, how & who first gave this calculation of $\pi$

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Serge Lang and categories

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The three unsolved problems of antiquity

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Old vs. Modern Galois theory

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Interesting Medieval Mathematics Lecture/Activity Ideas?

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Khayyam's work on cubic equations

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