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Time since the start of the Stone Age

Time since the start of the Stone Age (3.4 million y)

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Time since the start of the Stone Age (3.4 million y)

  • is 1/4000 of Age of the universe (13.82 billion y)...more
  • is 2000 x Time since the birth of mathematician Hypatia (1,674 y)...more
  • is 4000 x Time since the birth of Fibonacci (854 y)...more
  • is 10000 x Time since the publication of Isaac Newton's major work, the Principia (337 y)...more

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