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Numerical Notation
"Numerical notations—graphic, largely non-phonetic notations for expressing numerical values—are central aspects of most written traditions of classical antiquity, as they are with most literate societies..." – By Stephen Chrisomalis
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geocentricity
"Geocentricity is the theory that the Earth is located at the center of the cosmos. The theory was espoused first by Parmenides in the fifth century BCE and then became the standard view from the fourth century BCE onward..." – By Jacqueline Feke
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