Time since the birth of Gauss

Time since the birth of Gauss (245 y)

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If Time since the birth of Gauss (245 y) was a standard unit ...

  • Time since the birth of Socrates (2,490 y)...more would be 10 x Time since the birth of Gauss
  • Time since start of building of the Parthenon (2,466 y)...more would be 10 x Time since the birth of Gauss
  • Time since the birth of al-Khwarizmi (1,244 y)...more would be 5 x Time since the birth of Gauss
  • Time since the birth of al-Kindi (1,220 y)...more would be 5 x Time since the birth of Gauss
  • Time since the birth of Omar Khayyam (974 y)...more would be 4 x Time since the birth of Gauss
  • Period of Pluto's orbit (248 y)...more would be about as big as Time since the birth of Gauss
  • Time since birth of Sophie Germain (246 y)...more would be about as big as Time since the birth of Gauss
  • Time since birth of M. C. Escher (124 y)...more would be 1/2 of Time since the birth of Gauss
  • Time since first transatlantic wireless communication (121 y)...more would be 1/2 of Time since the birth of Gauss

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