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The last thing we decide in writing a book is what to put first.
Blaise Pascal
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Blaise Pascal
Age: 39 †
Born: 1623
Born: June 19
Died: 1662
Died: August 19
French Moralist
Mathematician
Philosopher
Physicist
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Clarmont-Ferrand
Pascal
Louis de Montalte
Amos Dettonville
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