classical
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As is so often the case with subjects about classical antiquity, some bits of evidence are more complete than others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The team turned to the Talbot effect, a classical optics phenomenon first described in 1836 by Henry Fox Talbot.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
“Access to the classical studies is now instantaneous: literature, science, art, philosophy, mathematics and history.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
The lights are dim, and calming classical music plays from built-in speakers.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
In classical Latin you demonstrate something by pointing it out with your finger.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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