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You will certainly not doubt the necessity of studying astronomy and physics, if you are desirous of comprehending the relation between the world and Providence as it is in reality, and not according to imagination.
Maimonides
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Maimonides
Age: 66 †
Born: 1138
Born: March 30
Died: 1204
Died: December 13
Astronomer
Dayan
Philosopher
Physician Writer
Rabbi
Córdoba
Andalusia
Mosheh ben Maimon
Moses Maimonides
Mūsā ibn Maymūn
RaMBaM
Rabbeinu Mosheh Ben Maimon
Rambam
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