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Biography - Blaise Pascal:

French mathematician, physicist, writer and philosopher.
Born: 1623 - Died: 1662
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
France

Cleopatra's nose: if it had been shorter the whole face of the earth would have been different.


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Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Le nez de Cléopâtre, s'il eût été plus court, toute la face de la terre aurait changé.

German
Wenn die Nase der Kleopatra kürzer gewesen wäre, hätte das Gesicht der Erde sich vollständig verwandelt.




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