In ancient times the Library of Alexandria held the collected knowledge of the Western world.

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And yet to define the university as the engine room of the knowledge economy also imposes complex new demands on an institution already struggling to reconcile its ancient tradition with the demands of mass higher education.

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But comets were really only unpredictable to ancient peoples, who lacked a knowledge of the full extent of the solar system.

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