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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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‘Impossible Monsters’ by Michael Taylor review
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Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
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The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
What Do Anti-Natalists Say About Existence and Consent?
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When Picasso Crossed the Iron Curtain: The 1st USSR Picasso Exhibition
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Vyacheslav Molotov: 6 Facts about Stalin’s Closest Confidant
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What Are the Main Themes of Modern Essentialism?
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Interview with Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
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Photos of Britain’s Post-War Youth By Roger Mayne
British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in...
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British photographer Roger Mayne (1929 – 2014) documented the lives of young people growing-up in Britain in the mid-1950s and ‘60s. Self-taught and influential in the acceptance of photography as an art form, Mayne was passionate about photographing human life as he found...
Flashbak
Posters From London’s Psychedelic UFO Club – 1966-1967
“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s...
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“In the Roundhouse, the UFO, and the Middle Earth Club in London everyone seems to get it, and it’s as if we are all in on the same joke” – Andy Summer on London’s UFO Club Founded by Joe Boyd and John Hopkins, London’s psychedelic UFO Club was small and short-lived, running...
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What Are Djinn? (Powers, Tales, & Etymology)
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Get to Know Tamara de Lempicka Through 8 Works
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A History of the Whig Party: Who Were the Whigs?
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History of the Automobile: How Did We Get to Electric Vehicles?
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What Are the Pauline Epistles About?
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7 Ancient Greek Temples You Should Know
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Trying to Understand...
A Clash Of Symbols
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They are quite serious, actually.
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Britain is in bed with Putin's friends
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3 Modern Christian Ethicists You Must Know
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‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review
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Mon, 12/16/2024 - 11:25
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TheCollector
Why Is Nicosia the Last Divided Capital of Cyprus?
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12 Ancient Greek Terms that Should Totally Make a Comeback
Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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Eudaimonia, Arete, and much more...
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4 Works Inspired By Da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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Why Did Italy Switch Sides During the World Wars?
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A Collection of...
Collections: Phalanx’s Twilight, Legion’s Triumph, Part IVa: Philip V
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This is the first part of the fourth part of our four(ish) part (Ia, Ib, IIa, IIb, IIIa, IIIb) look at why the thing to use to beat a Macedonian sarisa phalanx is, in fact, a Roman legion in the third and second century BC. Last time, we finished our look at the third-century...
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What is the Role of Law in Aristotle’s Politics?
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4,000-Year-Old Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru
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Who Was the Fifth Beatle?
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How Nazi Propaganda Appropriated the Vikings
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How Important Was Theseus for Athens? Theseus: Get to Know the Mythical King of Athens
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‘Spiral Jetty’ Added to National Register of Historic Places
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We might not be in this mess.
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Alexander Nevsky: Savior of the Kievan Rus’?
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The Great Romantic: Who Was Catullus?
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The Battle of Pharsalus: How Rome Became an Empire
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Tolkien and the Classics
Plato, Cicero... Bilbo?
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Luc Tuymans Mural Exhibition to Open Wednesday at Louvre
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Caspar David Friedrich Sketchbook to Remain in Germany?
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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The Powers of Soviet Puppetry
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TheCollector
Who Are the Major Prophets in the Bible?
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The Philosophy of the Oxford Group: Vegetarianism & Animal Rights
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Twice-Stolen Titian Sets Artist Record at Auction
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7 Works by Romaine Brooks You Should Know
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Ancient Jerusalem: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era
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Sufism in South and South East Asia
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Cappadocia’s Hidden Cities and Rock-Cut Churches
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NY City Proposes Public Monuments Bill With a Context on Slavery
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Pascal’s Wager: Should you Bet on God’s Existence?
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The Brezhnev Era: Stagnation in the USSR
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Jericho: An Ancient City Filled with Secrets
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Just How Christian Was the Kingdom of Kongo?
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Patterns in Humanity
Where parents make a difference
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9 months ago
Where is the shared environment effect larger than zero?
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What Made Sir Joshua Reynolds an Iconic Portrait Artist?
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The 5 Most Influential Modern Political Philosophers
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How Did Francisco Goya Criticize the Spanish Society?
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Which Insects Have Humans Domesticated Throughout History?
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Who Was Margery Kempe? The Medieval Mystic Who Couldn’t Stop Crying
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How Did Hokusai & Hiroshige Become so Famous?
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El Lissitzky’s Soviet Pressa Exhibition in Cologne, 1928
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At his peak, El Lissitzky (23 November 1890 – 30 December 1941) was arguably the most renowned artist of the Soviet avant-garde, more so than his friend Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, and Alexander Rodchenko. A trained architect, El Lissitzsky was the artist the USSR’s...
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‘D-Day Has Come’
‘D-Day Has Come’
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‘D-Day Has Come’
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African History...
Africa and Europe during the age of mutual exploration: a Swahili traveler's description of 19th...
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The late modern period that began in the early 19th century was the height of mutual exploration on a global scale in which African travelers were active agents.
Classical Wisdom
Ode to a Grecian Tour
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Italian Government Bans Loans to Minneapolis Institute of Art
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10 Most Historic Cities to Visit Around the World
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Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
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At long last, a real-world use case for AI!
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Faith Ringgold, Storytelling Quilt Artist, Dies at 93
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:46
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James I: A Foreign King on the English Throne
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TheCollector
5 Most Beautiful Greek Islands You Should Visit
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How Did Emperor Nero treat Christians During His Reign?
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Why Did Damien Hirst Build a Pharmacy?
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Who Was the First President to Live in the White House?
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Understanding Francis Bacon Through 3 Studies
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How Does Aristotle Conceptualize the Soul?
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The Furies
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The 8 Largest Cities of the Medieval World
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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‘Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife’ and ‘God’s Own Gentlewoman’ review
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TheCollector
4 Greek Myths That Inspired Cinema
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Which President Was the Only One to Resign from Office?
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Dear Goldprick: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Letters
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“This, dear boy, not to put too fine a point on it, is a f***ing lie. When it is 11am in Jamaica, it is 4pm in dear old England and it is carelessness of this kind that makes my eyes steel slits of blue. – Letter to James Bond author Ian Fleming Many … Continue reading "Dear...
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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Peter Hujar’s Portraits of Life and Death: A Somberly Beautiful Photography Collection (1976)
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Shown at the Venice Biennale 2024, Peter Hujar’s Portraits in Life And Death exhibition features his 1970s portraits of artists on New York’s Lower East Side and images from the 1960s of the dead in Palermo’s catacombs. Peter Hujar’s (October 11, 1934 – November 26, 1987) black...
TheCollector
8 Spots for Exploring Indigenous Art in the American Southwest
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A Collection of...
Collections: The Mediterranean Iron Omni-Spear
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron...
a year ago
This week, on a bit of a lark, we’re going to discuss the most common weapon, by far, in the Iron Age Mediterranean (focusing on the period from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC): the humble, effective and ubiquitous thrusting spear. In particular, I want to discuss the striking...
Hundred Rabbits
Summary of changes for July
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of July. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans.
Summary Of Changes
Nasu, implemented the export of .theme files, and theme...
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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Constantine and the Queen of Carthage
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5 Iconic Photographs by Ansel Adams
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Bernhard Leitner’s Soundcube, 1969 – The Art of Seeing Sound And Hearing With Your Whole Body
In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a...
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In 1969 Bernhard Leitner (born 1938) created his Soundcube, an experiment into how sound moves in a defined space and its effects on the human body. The Soundcube, a “sound-space object”, is a room of 64 loudspeakers in which the sound becomes a form of architecture. For Leitner,...
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A Brief History of Money Throughout World History
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What Does It Take to Become a US President?
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Spartan Training
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18 Famous Renaissance Artists Who Achieved Greatness
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A Look at London in 1975 with English Eccentrics and Mr Whippy
It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by...
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It’s 1975 on Flashbak. We’re in and around London in the company of David Rostance. Let’s begin by shopping for a Mr Whippy ice cream on Gypsy Hill, south of the River Thames. Or maybe a cider or Brandy Alexander lolly is more to your taste? You can see the full range of British...
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Battle of Chaeronea: Philip II vs. Athens and Thebes
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How Did Sappho’s Love Life Influence Her Poetry?
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Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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Jane Seymour: The Wife King Henry Loved Most?
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A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 1, 2023
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of...
a year ago
No blog post this week, folks, as I am both fiercely busy and – by the time this goes up – out of town. We’ll be back to our regular schedule next week, with the next big topic I want to tackle being what a shield wall is and how it actually functions on a … Continue reading Gap...
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Popular Religion in Ancient Egypt: Everything You Need to Know
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Mark di Suvero California Sculpture Listed for Removal
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World’s Oldest Figurative Art Found in Indonesian Cave
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An In-Depth Guide to the Army of the Seleucid Empire
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How Bayonets Revolutionized Warfare
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Who Won the Battle of Gettysburg?
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The Roman Question: The Pope vs. the New Nation of Italy
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A Guide to Madrid for Art Enthusiasts (10 Things to Do)
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The Siege of Budapest in WWII: Everything You Need to Know
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A Collection of...
Collections: On the Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman...
7 months ago
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, ‘the...
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American Abstract Artist Frank Stella Dies at 87
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How the Nazis Looted Art in the Netherlands: Dienststelle Mühlmann
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What Is the Myth of the “Struggling Artist” in Literature?
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Federal Art Project: Documentary Film Exploring the Arts of the WPA
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Japanese Martial Arts: How Were They Invented (and Exported)?
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Aristotle’s Rhetoric: A Brief Overview
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Why Is Socrates’s Death Still Discussed?
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Was the Neolithic Revolution Really a Revolution?
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African History...
a brief note on African travel literature in history
a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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a Swahili document on south-central Africa.
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What Is the Pauline Epistle Philemon About? Slavery & Forgiveness
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8 Must-See Highlights From London’s Soane Museum
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Ancient Atomists
The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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The Origins of Oppenheimer?
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