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Originally Posted by Shark Bait
When referring to the Heliocentric Solar System, the narrator's words were 'todays accepted model'. It was an odd choice of wording all the same. Who were they trying to avoid offending?
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Hi Stu,
We did a double-take there too.
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I didn't know that specific area was threatened by militia / civil unrest. I hope that the keepers of those old manuscripts have taken action to keep them safe.
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Unfortunately it iwas recently added to the
UNESCO list of World Heritage sites
in danger.
Some background here -
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...tics-cultures/
Not a safe place to travel to at the moment -
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa...115353560.html
Some manuscripts are being secreted away -
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smar...s-manuscripts/
The UN Security Council passed a resolution last month calling for African troops
to assist the Mali govt.