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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Archivists rock, and here is one small glimpse why. 

Did the Babylonians invent trigonometry? A clay tablet seems to indicate that they did. 

The Dictionary of American Regional English project is winding down, which is very sad. I love regionalisms.
Posted by Jinnet at 10/12/2017
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