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What does it mean?
Some historical mysteries may seem unsolvable but still have plausible answers.
In plain terms
Even puzzling old questions can have guesses that make sense.
What can you take from it?
Reasoning can address even obscure historical questions.

Where it applies

  • historical research
  • solving puzzles

Putting it to work

  • use logic on old questions
  • value educated guesses

Questions to consider

  • What unknown facts might we uncover?

Another view

Some historical questions may remain forever unanswerable.

More from Sir Thomas Browne

  1. The long habit of living indisposeth us for dying.

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  2. To be nameless in worthy deeds exceeds an infamous history.

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  3. Time which antiquates Antiquities, and hath an art to make dust of all things.

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