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2023-12-09 22:48:09 UTC - HELPFUL
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Some claims in this post are incorrect. - Hipparchus, founder of trigonometry, is first to correctly calculate solar year. - Theophrastus, a Greek, is credited with the development of botany. - Roger Bacon invented the magnifying glass in Oxford, UK. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hipparchus-Greek-astronomer https://huh.harvard.edu/book/chapter-2-brief-history#:~:text=The%20Greek%20philosopher%20Aristotle%20collected,the%20%22Father%20of%20Botany.%22 https://opticsmag.com/who-invented-the-magnifying-glass/
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