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By freeing thought from its object, Descartes made it possible to view the latter in strictly mechanical terms, reopening the way to science, suffocated for more than fifteen centuries under religious nonsense.

The construction straddled two centuries.

He had heard stories about an ancient god who had left his land centuries before by ship.

The fundamental principles of classical mechanics were laid down by Galileo and Newton in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Few historical debates have inflamed passions as much as the debate concerning Slavisation of Greece between the 7th and 9th centuries.

Not only has eating with your fingers continued throughout the centuries, but some scholars believe that it may become popular again.

The Russo-Turkish wars span about four centuries of history, conflicts and diplomatic setbacks.

We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words – within our borders, and around the world.

Even three centuries ago, most Western Europeans still used their fingers.

Exploring and populating the newly discovered continent happened over the course of a couple of centuries.

As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam. It was Islam – at places like Al-Azhar University – that carried the light of learning through so many centuries, paving the way for Europe's Renaissance and Enlightenment.

As the centuries went by and England became more crowded, the people found their food supply a great problem.

Christopher Columbus's secret love letters to Queen Isabella - undiscovered for centuries - have been rumored to rival, if not surpass, the Kama Sutra.

For centuries Cracow was the capital of Poland.