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  2. List of time periods - Wikipedia

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    These can be divided broadly into prehistorical periods and historical periods (when written records began to be kept). In archaeology and anthropology , prehistory is subdivided into the three-age system , this list includes the use of the three-age system as well as a number of various designation used in reference to sub-ages within the ...

  3. Robert Recorde - Wikipedia

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    Robert Recorde (c. 1510 – 1558) was a Welsh [1] [2] physician and mathematician. He invented the equals sign (=) and also introduced the pre-existing plus (+) and minus (−) signs to English speakers in 1557.

  4. Ages of Three Children puzzle - Wikipedia

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    Only two sets of possible ages add up to the same totals: A. 2 + 6 + 6 = 14 B. 3 + 3 + 8 = 14. In case 'A', there is no 'eldest child': two children are aged six (although one could be a few minutes or around 9 to 12 months older and they still both be 6).

  5. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident.' The Declaration of ...

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    On July 4, 1776, a group of American founders pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to found a new nation.

  6. Equality (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The first use of an equals sign, equivalent to + = in modern notation. From The Whetstone of Witte (1557) by Robert Recorde. Recorde's introduction of =."And to avoid the tedious repetition of these words: "is equal to" I will set as I do often in work use, a pair of parallels, or twin lines of one [the same] length, thus: ==, because no 2 things can be more equal." [5]

  7. Equals sign - Wikipedia

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    The first use of an equals sign, equivalent to 14x+15=71 in modern notation.From The Whetstone of Witte (1557) by Robert Recorde. Recorde's introduction of "=" Before the 16th century, there was no common symbol for equality, and equality was usually expressed with a word, such as aequales, aequantur, esgale, faciunt, ghelijck, or gleich, and sometimes by the abbreviated form aeq, or simply æ ...

  8. A guide to the ages of the ‘Stranger Things’ cast, compared ...

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    When "Stranger Things" premiered in 2016, it hit the nostalgia spot, combining the universality of high school stories with '80s fever. The show's fourth season premiered in May 2022, and a lot ...

  9. Historiography in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    A significant part of the texts was written in Latin, a series of texts in national languages of the epoch appears only from the High Middle Ages. While the rhetorical method inherited from antiquity remained unchanged, medieval historiography was the realization of a number of Christian concepts, [3] primarily universalism and eschatology. [4]