Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Bayou monkeys?
Earlier I mentioned that old French tech books are vastly superior to British or American tech books. French books have clearer diagrams and more dramatic woodcuts.
Example of the latter from one of those 'Merveilles de Science' books:
The text makes clear that this telegraph line was supposed to be in US, not Brazil. The trees might be found in a Louisiana swamp, but monkeys?
The text makes clear that this telegraph line was supposed to be in US, not Brazil. The trees might be found in a Louisiana swamp, but monkeys?
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