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The use of vito volterras hereditary model for representing viscoelastic properties in dynamical systems is. Born into an italian jewish family, in the year of. Vito volterra, book on mathematical biology 1931 pearl and the british zoologist charles s. Vito volterra 3 may 1860 11 october 1940 was a public figure of tremendous prestige and influence. Professor vito volterra kbe frsfor hfrse was an italian mathematician and physicist.
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