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English: A stylized version of the abbreviation lb, which was short for the word "libra" in the Roman weight libra pondo. The origins of the octothorpe, or number sign or pound sign or hash.
Date 1600s
date QS:P,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Source Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library, CHF
Author Isaac Newton

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English: A stylized version of the abbreviation lb, which was short for the word "libra" in the Roman weight libra pondo. The origins of the octothorpe, or number sign or pound sign or hash.
Date 1600s
date QS:P,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Source Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library, CHF
Author Isaac Newton

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