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For questions about writing mathematical texts, e.g. questions of style, mathematical prose, structuring of mathematical exposition, referencing prior work etc.
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Value of "of course" in the mathematical literature
When I was a graduate student, a professor (who will remain nameless since I might be misquoting) said something along the lines of "If you want to see where the errors in a math paper are, just look …
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Historical use of figures in geometry
Maybe this isn't an answer, but below is a photograph of the tablet BM15285 (British Museum catalog #15285). It's a series of geometry problems, from c.1800 BCE (+/- 200 years?). There are plenty mo …
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