For reading, if you are really curious about some of this early history, I can recommend this book. It is "Mendeleev's Dream."

关于阅读，如果你们真的对,早期的历史很感兴趣的话，我向你们推荐这本书，叫做门捷列夫的梦想“

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Those of you who would like to know more about it, I recommend reading more Platonic dialogues or taking a class in ancient philosophy.

如果你们当中有谁想做更多的了解,我推荐去读柏拉图对话集,或者选修古代哲学课程

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