Book of Mathematical Theorems and Formulas?

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A user is seeking a comprehensive reference book that encompasses all mathematical theorems and formulas, ideally with historical context on their discovery. They express a desire for a single, extensive tome that can serve as a thorough reference guide, noting their enjoyment in reading proofs. The Princeton Companion to Mathematics was found lacking, while Schaum's Mathematical Handbook is recommended for basic reference. For deeper analysis, Boas' "Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences" is suggested. Additionally, Eric Weisstein's MathWorld is highlighted as an excellent online resource for extensive mathematical information and entertainment.
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I'm looking for a giant tome on every theorem and formula. If it had more, that would be awesome, but I'm just looking for one giant book to use as a reference. I prefer to learn theorems and formulas after learning how they were discovered, but I also want a "scope" of what's available out there. For example, I had never knew that Pappus's Centroid Theorem had existed until I google'd it. Although I knew the concepts in Pappus's Centroid Theorem, I had never knew that it had a formal name. Thus, I want a book (or a gigantic tome) filled with every possible formula, theorem, etc. It can be dense or condense. If it were dense, I'd digest it on my spare time, as I find joy reading proofs. :D Just one big big big big mathematics book for reference! I look at the Princeton Companion to Mathematics and it seemed bad.
 
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Two things come to mind.

For basic reference, I turn to Schaum's Mathematical Handbook. For some deeper analysis of topics I have Boas "Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences."

For comprehensive reference, Eric Weisstein's creation (now Wolfram's) Mathworld is a fantastic reference. I can spend as much time there as I can on Wikipedia just for entertainment. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
 
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