List questions from math-history

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Multiplication.

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How did people figure out that parabolas, hyperbolas, circles, and ellipses were conic sections?

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Detailed and thorough books about the history of mathematics

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History of Group Actions as their own Structures

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What does Euler mean when he says "Let the arc z be infinitely small ; there will be sin.z=z and cos.z=1..."?

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Historical proof of Bézout's theorem

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primes and binomial coefficients

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Are there $N_n$ lattices generalizing the $N_5$ lattice?

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Why does Euclid need the Parallel Postulate to prove equal chords are equidistant from the center?

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Something like first Betti number that is $-1$ for a $2$-sphere

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Hudde's cubic proof

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Curious about the meaning of the term '&c' in Legendre's paper

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Gödel on the “True Reason” for Incompleteness

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First usage of "intersection graph" in a publication?

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Omar Khayyam's method of solving cubics compared to 16th century Italian

Multiplication.

How did people figure out that parabolas, hyperbolas, circles, and ellipses were conic sections?

Detailed and thorough books about the history of mathematics

History of Group Actions as their own Structures

What does Euler mean when he says "Let the arc z be infinitely small ; there will be sin.z=z and cos.z=1..."?

Historical proof of Bézout's theorem

primes and binomial coefficients

Are there $N_n$ lattices generalizing the $N_5$ lattice?

Why does Euclid need the Parallel Postulate to prove equal chords are equidistant from the center?

Something like first Betti number that is $-1$ for a $2$-sphere

Hudde's cubic proof

Curious about the meaning of the term '&c' in Legendre's paper

Gödel on the “True Reason” for Incompleteness

First usage of "intersection graph" in a publication?

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