title: The ancient roots of the number forty.
authors.affiliation: Editor emeritus of the Rhode Island Medical Journal and dean emeritus of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Stanley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aronson
mesh_terms: D001633:Bible; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D055641:Mathematical Concepts; D008433:Mathematics / Q000266:history*; D013561:Symbolism