Wüstenschiff

David Livingstone letter deciphered at last
02.07.2010 - AP

The contents of a long-illegible letter written by famed 19th century explorer David Livingstone have finally been deciphered, a British university said Friday, nearly 140 years after he wrote of his despair at ever leaving Africa alive. Researchers say that the letter — which required state of the art imaging techniques to decipher — helps round out the picture of a man traditionally cast as an intrepid Victorian hero, revealing the self-doubt that tormented the missionary-explorer in one of his darkest hours ... mehr
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CHAOTISCHE HANDSCHRIFT
Brief von Forscher David Livingstone entziffert
02.07.2010 - Epoch Times

London (apn) Ein Team aus britischen und amerikanischen Wissenschaftlern hat einen 140 Jahre alten Brief des Missionars und Afrikaforschers David Livingstone entziffert. Der ausgelaufene Tintenersatz und die chaotische Handschrift Livingstones machten das Schreiben nahezu unleserlich, erklärte das Birkbeck College am Freitag in London ... mehr


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