Trinity College Notebook by Isaac Newton
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Well, english is a difficult language for me.
To read Newton's notes back in 1660, this could be a challenge.
Surprise, I can understand this language. LOL
Oh my, this is my language.
http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-03996/9
And believe me, these are perfect greeks! How is this possible? -
It was quite normal in those days to write in Greek or Latin. That way, they could communicate with other people right across Europe. Mathematics would be in Greek, naturally. I don't think Euclid spoke Latin.
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yea, that goes to Archimedes too. i guess.
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But, how he did learned to write so perfect greeks?
I doubt if he could communicate with greeks in this ~1600. Lot of great greek men tried hard to clean this language since then. We came with a "kathareusa", a non vivid form of language that was trying to clean the greek language of 1700. All these greeks "scientists" came from european schools. An image that became true. More or less. We talk this language today, in greece, our politicians too, so, see what's happening. Nothing close to Thucydide's history or Homers poets
Though it's the most ancient language that is still alive. Without significant changes. -
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I remember a deferent image though.
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