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The English philosopher Francis Bacon, who’s credited with developing the scientific method, wrote in 1620 that the three ...

No longer a placeholder, the digit acquired a value and found its place on the number line, before one. Its invention went on to spark historic advances in science and technology. From zero sprang the ...

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Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees argues for the need for rigorous, scientific minds & science in our complex, rapidly ...

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