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“If you know how many acres you have sown of each kind of corn, inquire how much the acre the soil of that land takes for sowing, and count the number of quarters of seed, and you shall know the return of seed, and what ought to be over.”

Quote by Robert Grosseteste

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Robert Grosseteste

Robert Grosseteste (1175-1253) was an English philosopher, theologian, scientist, and bishop. He had a significant influence on European philosophy and science during the Middle Ages and is considered one of the pioneers of modern experimental science. more

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