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Who invented the equals sign? With the invention of printing, mathematical writings became widely available...
The Reform of Parliament and the Crisis of Political Participation The House of Commons is, as the popularly elected chamber...
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The perverse and the reverse: how bad measures skew markets Can any market be said to fail? Without clear measures...