Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Mario Guiducci
Born: 1585
Died: 1646 (aged 61)
Bio: Mario Guiducci was an Italian astronomer and jurist, born in Florence. He studied law for some time at Pisa University. Discorso Delle Comete, 1619, was published under Mario's name. However, this was mostly a work by Galileo Galilei.