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AndresCaicedo

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Father of two. Set theorist. Editor at Math Reviews.

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I lived in Vienna for a couple of years a couple of decades ago. They still check whether you have the plague before allowing you entrance.
You get to understand why.

Interestingly, Boccaccio describes the symptoms, and how they changed from some groups to others, and they certainly match the descriptions of pneumonic, bubonic, and septicemic plague.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_Column,_Vienna

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Any chance anybody here knows where or how to find a copy of this book for a more reasonable price?

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@AnnieTheBook @bookstodon I have access to the book through the university. I would like to own a copy, if at all possible, though.

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@Bodling @bookstodon 🙂 Hence the post.

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@Da_Gut @bookstodon https://mathstodon.xyz/@AndresCaicedo/110732144360774789

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@lizziewriter @bookstodon
Yes, the first edition is easier to find and more affordable.
In the version I'm chasing there is more detail in various notes, some corrections, additional bibliographical references, an essay on "The Babel of voices" and a reprint of a short paper by Drout on the changes from these essays to the published version. (There may be more.)

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@lizziewriter @bookstodon Yeah, that's my next move if no miracle happens here.
He is still there, and has a (different) book coming out next year.

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@DarkMatterZine @lizziewriter @bookstodon
Yeah, I just sent him an email. 😁

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@mrdk @bookstodon No, none of these are for the 2011 edition.

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I have a fantastic opportunity to read Hyperion by Dan Simmons. What wonderful treats lurk in your future? What classics are you looking forward to catching up on?

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@golgaloth @bookstodon https://xkcd.com/1053/

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