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History of Mathematics as a tool Barry Mazur February 17, 2013 As an introductory lecture (and, I hope, discussion session) for this History of Mathematics seminar1 it seems appropriate to ask the question: Why history?
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MIT / /

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Alma Steingart / Barry Mazur / John Murdoch / Becker / Ernst Mach / Jean de Groot / Van Schooten / Thomas Hobbes / Anthony Liu / John Wallis / Dunham / Lucia Mocz / /

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Professor / near-contemporary historian / early mathematician / mathematician / early mathematician at work / /

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Alberta / Delaware / British Columbia / /

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