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Palimpsest
Palimpsest Pal"imp*sest, n. [L. palimpsestus, Gr. ? scratched
or scraped again, ? a palimpsest; ? again + ? to rub, rub
away: cf. F. palimpseste.]
A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first
writing having been erased to make place for the second.
--Longfellow.
Meaning of Palimpsest from wikipedia
- In
textual studies, a
palimpsest (/ˈpælɪmpsɛst/) is a m****cript page,
either from a
scroll or a book, from
which the text has been s****ed or
washed off...
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Palimpsest (novel), by
Catherynne M. Valente, 2009
Palimpsest (novella), by
Charles Stross, 2009
Palimpsest, a
memoir by Gore Vidal, 1995
Palimpsest:...
- The
Archimedes Palimpsest is a
parchment codex palimpsest,
originally a
Byzantine Gr**** copy of a
compilation of
Archimedes and
other authors. It contains...
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discovery in 1906 of
previously lost
works by
Archimedes in the
Archimedes Palimpsest has
provided new
insights into how he
obtained mathematical results. Archimedes...
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Palimpsest is a
novel by
Catherynne M. Valente,
published in
March 2009. It
follows four
separate characters as they
discover and
explore a mysterious...
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Palimpsest is the
fifth studio album by
Canadian progressive metal band
Protest the Hero
released on June 18, 2020
through Spinefarm Records. Palimpsest...
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Palimpsest is a 2009
science fiction novella by
Charles Stross,
exploring the
conjunction of time
travel and deep time.
Originally published in Stross's...
- A
palimpsest /ˈpælɪmpsɛst/, in
planetary astronomy, is an
ancient crater that has been
degraded over time. They may also be
referred to as "ghost craters"...
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Sinaiticus or
Codex Sinaiticus Syriacus (syrs),
known also as the
Sinaitic Palimpsest, of
Saint Catherine's
Monastery (Sinai, Syr. 30), or Old
Syriac Gospels...
- The
Sanaa palimpsest (also Ṣanʽā’ 1 or DAM 01-27.1) or
Sanaa Quran is one of the
oldest Quranic m****cripts in existence. Part of a
sizable cache of Quranic...
