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Xenocrates: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Apr 16, 2024
Modified title of Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Xenocrates of Chalcedon. Jan 16, 2017
Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Xenocrates of Chalcedon.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Nov 30, 2006
Added new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Xenocrates. Jun 27, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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