Mathematics
Should have done more of this in college.
looks nifty in getting to how math was invented/introduced.
Should have done more of this in college.
looks nifty in getting to how math was invented/introduced.
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Story focused on Hillalum, who lived during the construction of the Tower of Babel .
notes that the Hebrew school version was more elaborate than the Old Testament account, e.g. the tower is so tall that it takes a year to climb, and when a man falls to his death, no one mourns, but when a brick is dropped, the brick-layers weep because it will take a year to replace.
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