Who Invented Zero?
Mathematics / History
Many concepts that we all take for granted sounded strange and foreign when first introduced. Take the number zero for instance. Any first-grader can recognize and use zeros. They sound so logical and continue reading this fact
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How To Calculate The Area Of A Cylinder
Mathematics / Geometry
Understanding how to find the area of a cylinder is easy if one first visualizes the cylinder and breaks its surface down into component pieces. To do this, first take a good look at the most common c continue reading this fact
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Unit Of Luminous Intensity (candela)
Mathematics / History
Originally, each country had its own, and rather poorly reproducible, unit of luminous intensity; it was necessary to wait until 1909 to see a beginning of unification on the international level, when continue reading this fact
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