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Origins – Splendor of the Simple

4200 bce–529 ce

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  1. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

    Professor Ari Ben-Menahem

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Ben-Menahem, A. (2009). Origins – Splendor of the Simple. In: Historical Encyclopedia of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68832-7_4

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