what kind of language for these book names?
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I bought a collection of ancient books named as below. what kind of languages are these book titles?
3. Algorithmvs demonstratvs, by an unknown author, (1534)
4. Almagestü Cl. Ptolemei, by Venetijs, P. Liechtenstein, (1515)diligent hands rule....
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I bought a collection of ancient books named as below. what kind of languages are these book titles?
3. Algorithmvs demonstratvs, by an unknown author, (1534)
4. Almagestü Cl. Ptolemei, by Venetijs, P. Liechtenstein, (1515)diligent hands rule....
First one is latin. 2nd could be in any number of languages. Original is Greek but was translated over the centuries in many languages. The reference to Liechtenstein might point to German, but how knows.
Mircea
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I bought a collection of ancient books named as below. what kind of languages are these book titles?
3. Algorithmvs demonstratvs, by an unknown author, (1534)
4. Almagestü Cl. Ptolemei, by Venetijs, P. Liechtenstein, (1515)diligent hands rule....
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Both Latin.
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I bought a collection of ancient books named as below. what kind of languages are these book titles?
3. Algorithmvs demonstratvs, by an unknown author, (1534)
4. Almagestü Cl. Ptolemei, by Venetijs, P. Liechtenstein, (1515)diligent hands rule....
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