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Origins Of The Meter
The origins of the meter go back to at least the 18th century. At that time, there were two competing approaches to the…
Leaps and Bounds
Leap years are years with 366 days, instead of the usual 365. Leap years are necessary because the actual length of a…
What Is The Pythagorean Theorem?
Pythagoras was a famous Greek mathematician. He was particularly interested in the properties of triangles, and…
Perfect Numbers
Some numbers are more special than others. The ancient Greeks called a few of them perfect . The first perfect number is…
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