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The destruction of the Library of Alexandria set scientific progress back by centuries.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the destruction of the Library of Alexandria set scientific progress back by centuries?

Unclear. The retrieved items describe the Library of Alexandria's gradual decline, multiple destructions, and uncertain losses, but none measures any setback to scientific progress, so they only partially bear on the claim.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 7 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 7
Library of Alexandria
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Library of Alexandria. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria

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Did Christians burn the Great Library of Alexandria?
2014
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Did Christians burn the Great Library of Alexandria?. (2014). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/20453/did-christians-burn-the-great-library-of-alexandria

Αστικές Πυρκαγιές. Ο ρόλος της Πυρασφάλειας - Πυροπροστασίας στην ασφάλεια κτιρίων. Μελέτη περίπτωσης χώρου γραφείων εντός βιομηχανικής περιοχής.
2024
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Αστικές Πυρκαγιές. Ο ρόλος της Πυρασφάλειας - Πυροπροστασίας στην ασφάλεια κτιρίων. Μελέτη περίπτωσης χώρου γραφείων εντός βιομηχανικής περιοχής.. (2024). pergamos.lib.uoa.gr. https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/object/3410552

The Library of Alexandria : a cultural crossroads of the Ancient World : proceedings of the second Polis Institute Interdisciplinary Conference
2017
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The Library of Alexandria : a cultural crossroads of the Ancient World : proceedings of the second Polis Institute Interdisciplinary Conference. (2017). shs.hal.science. https://shs.hal.science/halshs-02435478v1

Information access - Building A "GenBank" of the Published Literature
2001
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J., R. R., E., V. H., & Michael, A. (2001). Information access - Building A "GenBank" of the Published Literature. authors.library.caltech.edu. https://authors.library.caltech.edu/records/sz79p-7nm77

The Rest Is History | 361. The Lost Library of Alexandria
2023
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Holland, T., Sandbrook, D., Young-Smith, T., & Davenport, J. (2023). The Rest Is History | 361. The Lost Library of Alexandria. edusources.nl. https://edusources.nl/materials/3c1414a2-4371-4512-9070-20a790803d6b

The Scientific Method/Timeline
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The Scientific Method/Timeline. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Scientific_Method/Timeline

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