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Timeline for Mathematics contests before 1800

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May 15, 2017 at 10:44 comment added Aditya Guha Roy Greece probably was the first country where the study of mathematics began (Pythagorean culture) and also the first country where formal study of the subject was made (referring to Euclid).
Jun 23, 2016 at 15:32 answer added Mikhail Katz timeline score: 0
Jun 23, 2016 at 14:51 answer added Clark Kimberling timeline score: 1
Jun 21, 2016 at 21:02 vote accept Clark Kimberling
Jun 21, 2016 at 21:03
Jun 20, 2016 at 18:45 answer added Clark Kimberling timeline score: 3
Jun 15, 2016 at 13:59 answer added Fernando timeline score: 6
Jun 14, 2016 at 15:54 answer added Mikhail Katz timeline score: 7
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Jun 14, 2016 at 14:27 comment added user37238 Why don't you try to ask your question on this other SE site?
Jun 14, 2016 at 14:23 answer added Carlo Beenakker timeline score: 9
Jun 14, 2016 at 14:12 comment added Todd Trimble Do you draw a distinction between "contest" and "challenge"? A famous challenge was proposed by Bernoulli and solved by Newton (anonymously! although Bernoulli remarked, "tanquam ex ungue leonem" we recognize the lion by his claw), as described here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
Jun 14, 2016 at 13:31 history asked Clark Kimberling CC BY-SA 3.0