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  Re: The lost library of Alexandria - 252K  
From: Marc Jacquier
Date: 5 Oct 2004 08:03:05
Message: <41628d79@news.povray.org>

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> Marc Jacquier wrote:
>
> > Very nice
> > But...
> > Dit they get the books safe before the fire?
>
> Nope - it burned down in total. Lots of knowledge was lost - I have heard
it
> postulated that if the library had not been burned down, we would have
been
> far more advanced today than we are. Apparently lots of knowledge was lost
> that had to be rediscovered many years later.
>
LOL I know that but my question was "where are the books?" :)
Now, I doubt knowledge was concentrated only in books  and only in one
place. (but we are drifting O.T.)

Regards

Marc


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