The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E.
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Legends about the ingenuity of the Greek inventor and mathematician Archimedes were so powerful that for centuries, many scholars have believed he was able to use mirrors to set Roman ships alight ...