yomna
TIL the lambda was originally a lizard in the victorian manuscript the SICP cover is based on
Apr 13 at 1:18amWeb
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there's actually a whole other cast of people in the original book
Show threadMus1d ago
@rival_elf
What's the title of the original book?
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@mus "Les alchimistes du Moyen Age", and I believe I was able to read through it on the Internet Archive (but can't find it there right now)
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@rival_elf
Thanks. I think I found it. I can't read French though.

https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_JzD5Yy8kQRkC/page/n51/mode/2up

Le Moyen-age et la Renaissance : histoire et description des moeurs et images ... en Europe : Lacroix, Paul, 1806-1884 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

5 volumes : in-4

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