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Stephen Gardiner Quotes

The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.
Stephen Gardiner

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Architect Quotes
Category:
British Architect Quotes
Date of Birth:
April 25, 1924
Date of Death:
February 15, 2007
Nationality:
British
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