cultural impact

Canali on Mars: The 19th-Century Mistranslation That Invented a World

This post explores how Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli's 1877 description of "canali" (channels) on Mars was translated into English as…

3 weeks ago

Where is Esperanto Spoken?

Esperanto, the most successful constructed international auxiliary language, was invented in the late 19th century by L. L. Zamenhof with…

2 years ago

Speaking with Angels: The Enochian Language

In the diverse world of linguistics, few tales are as captivating and mysterious as the story of Enochian, reputedly the…

2 years ago

The Enduring Mystery of the Phaistos Disk: A Linguistic Enigma

For anyone with a passion for ancient civilizations and the mysterious languages they spoke, the story of the Phaistos Disk…

2 years ago

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