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Re: Principia

I agree that we don't really know how the Romans pronounced Latin. However,
in our high school Latin classes we always pronounced "c" as "k" so I have
always said "prinKipia" as well as "Weni, Widi, WiKi" for "Veni, vidi,
vici".

Don

Dr. Donald G. Polvani
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Oceanic and Naval Systems
PO Box 1488, MS 9910
Annapolis, MD 21404

Phone: 410-260-5246
FAX: 410-260-5393
email: donald_g_polvani@mail.northgrum.com

-----Original Message-----
From: William J. Larson [SMTP:bill_larson@CSI.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 1:28 PM
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Subject: Principia

We're covering gravity & we're having a debate.
Is principia pronounced "prinKipia" or" prinSipia"?

William J. Larson
Bill_Larson@csi.com
Institut Monte Rosa
Montreux, Switzerland