A great way to learn history! Read the three books - Quicksilver, The Confusion, The System of the World.
I loved seeing the olde wordes and realizing where so many of our expressions come from.
I took some notes and here they are
page 243 para 2 - the word 'snicked'
page 245 para 1 (and all over the book) - the Mobb aka the Mobile or the Mobility
page 248 para 9 - Neil worked in the expression 'and never expected the Spanish Inquisition'
page 327 para 4 - Neil worked in the expression 'cone of silence'
page 569 para 3 - not sure what he means referring to De Gex and nicotine.
page 602 para 2 - a Dutch ship designer Vroom - thought that was a broomlike creature in Dr. Seuss's On Beyond Zebra.
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