“I am ashamed to tell you to how many figures I carried these computations, having no other business at the time.” – Isaac Newton
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"I am ashamed to tell you to how many figures I carried these computations, having no other business at the time." – Isaac Newton
"I am ashamed to tell you to how many figures I carried these computations, having no other business at the time." – Isaac Newton
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