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When was the symbol "U" first used to denote voltage or electric potential difference?It is said that the symbol U for voltage was first introduced in the German literature, and is short for "Unterschied", that is "difference". Before a distinction between "...
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Where did Hippocrates say "Taking care of one's health is not to eat to satiety."?¿Where did Hippocrates write: Taking care of one's health is not to eat to satiety. Ασχεσις υγις, αχοριη τρφης. This is quoted on p. 441n1 of Dufieux, Nature et virginité. He says it comes from &...
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How do we know that Newton and Leibniz discovered calculus independently?How do we know that Newton and Leibniz discovered calculus independently, or is it just a community agreement that both get the same credit? If Leibniz published calculus first, do we have papers on ...
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Why volt instead of volta?Why is the volt not identical to the full name Volta, unlike the other electrical units ohm, ampere, coulomb, tesla, weber and henry? Is there a historical explanation, was the volt introduced at a ...
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Is the "questions that can’t be answered over answers that can’t be questioned" quote by Feynman authentic?In a lot of places I find this quote from Feynman: I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned. However, I cannot find any source of where it ...
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Examples of when the professional scientists or mathematicians were wrong, but the nonprofessionals were rightWhat are the most glaring examples — if any — of when the professional scientists or mathematicians were wrong, but the nonprofessionals were right?
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Great battles in the history of mathematicsCould someone list me the most important battles between mathematicians which happened in history, especially such that strong emotions played role in that time? Perhaps the most known one is the ...
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Timeline of measurements of the electron's chargeWhere can I find a paper or reference that describes the timeline of measurements of the magnitude of the electron's electric charge. For context, Millikan's oil drop experiment in 1908 determined the ...
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What scientists and mathematicians were afraid to publish their findings?Background I am interested in scientists and mathematicians that were afraid to publish their findings during their lifetime, and to what degree such fears hinder scientific progress. So far, I've ...
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