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Masterful timepiece engineered in the city – Philadelphia Inquirer
October 30th, 2009
Masterful timepiece engineered in the cityPhiladelphia InquirerJacqueline degroff, curator of the Drexel Collection, wrote a biography of Rittenhouse included in the book. She also oversees the clock on a daily basis. …
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Musical happenings in and around the Capital City – Barre Montpelier Times Argus
October 30th, 2009
Musical happenings in and around the Capital CityBarre Montpelier Times ArgusTonight, those wacky scientists from upstate New York, Mathematicians, return to town. A wildly entertaining band that is just perfect for Halloween mayhem, …
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A Great Jump to Disaster? – The New York Review of Books
October 29th, 2009
A Great Jump to Disaster?The New York Review of BooksIn the 1820s the French mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier began to ponder why Earth's temperature was maintained at its current level …
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Hotchkiss’ Head of School Offers Informed View in Salisbury Talk – Litchfield County Times
October 29th, 2009
Hotchkiss' Head of School Offers Informed View in Salisbury TalkLitchfield County Times"India, Central Europe and Finland are very strong, but mathematicians out of China are the strongest," he said, adding that one reason for this is the …and more »
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