Daily Archives: 17/07/2022

On St. Mr. Democritus

Posted on 17/07/2022 by oligomath

Democritus is only the go to name because he’s in the scientific mythology as one of the brief “ancient names” mentioned to add important Classical References to the heroes and acts of the early modern project of “Science” the way … Continue reading →

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They Wanted You To Know Linguistics

Posted on 17/07/2022 by oligomath

This is from the foreword of The French Language (2nd Ed. 1953) by Alfred Ewert M.A. Litt.D. in the Faber and Faber “The Great Languages” series. In 1933, when the first edition was published, it was still reasonable to expect … Continue reading →

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