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C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves Quotes: Mathematics effectively began when a few Greek friends got together to talk about numbers and lines and angles.
         

Mathematics effectively began when a few Greek friends got together to talk about numbers and lines and angles.


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Mathematics effectively began when a few Greek friends got together to talk about numbers and lines and angles.
         



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