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Paper cuttings made by 17th-century schoolgirls discovered beneath floorboards

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210 points benbreen | 1 comments | 23 Jul 24 04:33 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mseepgood ◴[27 Jul 24 09:14 UTC] No.41085393[source]▶
Why where they so much more skilled than today's schoolchildren?
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firtoz ◴[27 Jul 24 09:19 UTC] No.41085405[source]▶
Were they?
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mseepgood ◴[27 Jul 24 09:29 UTC] No.41085441[source]▶
Look at the perfectly printed writing, even in italics, and the delicate crosshatching shading.
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1. saagarjha ◴[27 Jul 24 22:09 UTC] No.41089673[source]▶
Very nice. Let’s see Paul Allen’s schoolwork.