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Portrait of Benoit de Maillet

Benoit de Maillet (1656-1738) French diplomat and traveller. He attempted to measure the age of the earth and came to the somewhat arbitrary conclusion that it was 2 billion years. From "Histoire des Philosophes Modernes" by Alexandre Saverien (Paris, 1762). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images).

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Portrait of Benoit de Maillet

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Benoit de Maillet (1656-1738) French diplomat and traveller. He attempted to measure the age of the earth and came to the somewhat arbitrary conclusion that it was 2 billion years. From "Histoire des Philosophes Modernes" by Alexandre Saverien (Paris, 1762). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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UIG HISTORY

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3891 x 5100 px | 56.8 MB

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32.9 x 43.2 cm | 13.0 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)

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