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Why do we write $a^n$ instead of $^n\!a$ for exponentiation?

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Why do we write $a^n$ instead of $^n\!a$ for exponentiation?

How did the Ancient Greeks know that the circle method of finding square roots was mathematically valid? How do we know that?

who discovered the orthocenter of a triangle?

Why did Fermat care about characterizing primes on the form $p=x^{2}+ny^{2}$?

Why does the radius come before the angle?

What are some mathematical problems which have been forgotten?

Why is "mathematical induction" called "mathematical"?

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

What are some theorems that currently only have computer-assisted proofs?

How was 78557 originally suspected to be a Sierpinski number?

2015-related question: why are Lucas-Carmichael numbers named after Lucas?

Algebra on a Louvre tablet

To what extent were mathematicians in previous centuries aware of the lack of rigour in their methods?

Understanding the concepts of division and fractions

Who First Considered This Generalization of the Fibonacci Numbers?

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