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Pythagoras' theorem is the most proved theorem in the world. Notably, James Garfield, the former US president, developed an independent proof of the theorem in 1876 while he was a member of Congress.

Pythagoras' theorem is the most proved theorem in the world. Notably, James Garfield, the former US president, developed an independent proof of the theorem in 1876 while he was a member of Congress.
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John Von Neumann would have just turned 120 if he were still alive.

'Young man, in mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.'

John Von Neumann would have just turned 120 if he were still alive. 'Young man, in mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.'
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Since version 3, TeX has adopted an unconventional version numbering system, where updates are indicated by appending an additional digit to the end of the decimal. This method results in the version number gradually approaching π, symbolizing the system's high stability and the…

Since version 3, TeX has adopted an unconventional version numbering system, where updates are indicated by appending an additional digit to the end of the decimal. This method results in the version number gradually approaching π, symbolizing the system's high stability and the…
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To celebrate the holidays this year, we've made a list of our favorite papers on Fermat's Library— the third one is 'Ancient Babylonian Algorithms' by Donald Knuth.

Babylonians used clay tablets as their primary medium for writing. Of the approximately 500,000 Babylonian tablets…

To celebrate the holidays this year, we've made a list of our favorite papers on Fermat's Library— the third one is 'Ancient Babylonian Algorithms' by Donald Knuth. Babylonians used clay tablets as their primary medium for writing. Of the approximately 500,000 Babylonian tablets…
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Since Jupiter is 5x farther from the Sun than Earth, the Sun is approximately a point source of light. As a result, Jupiter's moon Io casts a sharp shadow on Jupiter, while the Moon's shadow on Earth is softer and has a significant penumbra.

Since Jupiter is 5x farther from the Sun than Earth, the Sun is approximately a point source of light. As a result, Jupiter's moon Io casts a sharp shadow on Jupiter, while the Moon's shadow on Earth is softer and has a significant penumbra.
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This is the first ever direct image of multi-planet star system detected by the European Southern Observatory’s SPHERE in 2020

This is the first ever direct image of multi-planet star system detected by the European Southern Observatory’s SPHERE in 2020
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