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Reused prayer pages preserved Archimedes texts in Jerusalem
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Reused prayer pages preserved Archimedes texts in Jerusalem

A monk's recycled parchment accidentally kept rare Archimedes writings alive for later recovery.

Why it mattersIt shows how fragile the record of early science is, and how much modern knowledge depends on chance survival.

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