Thomas Young (scientist)

adrian.26Rosetta, July 1799: Finding a Stone during an Invasion

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Young studied the Rosetta Stone’s Demotic text and its relationship to hieroglyphs. Young’s work drew on the Rosetta Stone after it entered the British Museum.

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Stone held in the museum
Young’s work drew on the Rosetta Stone after it entered the British Museum.
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Studied Demotic text
Young studied the Rosetta Stone’s Demotic text and its relationship to hieroglyphs.
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Contributed to decipherment
Young and Champollion made different contributions to deciphering the scripts on the Rosetta Stone.
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