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Syracuse Sici1y1t1s
Reported By Some Authors That
He Visited Egypt And There
1nvented A Device Now Known As
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Mathematics Deve1oped Therea
But What Makes This
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To A1exandria With Persona
Messages He Regarded Cononofa
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A1exandria Both Very High1y
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Regarded Him As AC1ose Friend
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Archimedes biography

Written to the chain on 01 Dec 2011, block 155,538.

Block
155,538
Written
01 Dec 2011
Size
711 B
Format
TEXT
Transactions
1

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Archimedes was a native of Syracuse, Sicily...

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