Ten Mathematical Equations 4

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1971

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Two stamps from The Ten Mathematical Equations that Changed the Face of the Earth series. Issued by Nicaragua on May 15, 1971.

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"Pythagorias' Law" 30c. air stamp depicting the Pythagorean theorem on the Parthenon. "Boltzmann's Law" 40c. air stamp depicting "the application of petroleum gases within cylinders and the resultant explosive forces driving simple cranks."

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Stamp collecting, Postage-stamp albums, Nicaragua, Geometry in architecture, Pythagorean theorem, Pythagoras, Boltzmann, Ludwig, 1844-1906, Combustion

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