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		edge17 on April 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Timeline of Mathematics Very cool. What do the different colors for the dots refer to though?

alderz on April 10, 2021 [–]

Looking at the CSS classes, it references the procedence of the mathematician: (North) America is green, Middle East orange, Asia red, and so on. Tao is the only blue: he is from Oceania (Australia.)

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