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Hypatia: The Murdered Mathematician

Science Stories by BBC

Jul 4, 201827:40Science & Medicine

Naomi Alderman's tale is a murder mystery, the story of Hypatia, the mathematician murdered by a mob in the learned city of Alexandria, around the year 415 CE. Hypatia was a communicator of science, tackling difficult ma...

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Hypatia: The Murdered Mathematician is an episode from Science Stories by BBC. Naomi Alderman's tale is a murder mystery, the story of Hypatia, the mathematician murdered by a mob in the learned city of Alexandria, around the year 415 CE. H...

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