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The wandering nerve was apparent to the first anatomists, notably Galen, the Greek polymath who lived until around the year 216.
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R. Douglas Fields, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
Marci sent the manuscript to Kircher in Rome in 1665, hoping that the Jesuit scholar and polymath would be able to decipher it.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024
Today, he might be called a polymath or a Renaissance man.
—Harriet Quick, theweek, 17 July 2024
Her father, a brilliant musical polymath and beloved guitar hero, was a workaholic and thus a fleeting presence.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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R. Douglas Fields, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
Marci sent the manuscript to Kircher in Rome in 1665, hoping that the Jesuit scholar and polymath would be able to decipher it.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024
Today, he might be called a polymath or a Renaissance man.
—Harriet Quick, theweek, 17 July 2024
Her father, a brilliant musical polymath and beloved guitar hero, was a workaholic and thus a fleeting presence.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Polymath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polymath. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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