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[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

Evan.ARTHUR at Dest.gov.au wrote:
> 
> Bernard offered us a quote about Tacitus attributed to Horace.
> Assuming that we are talking about the Tacitus (Cornelius Tacitus
> c.AD 55-c.AD 117) who was an acerbic historian and the Horace
> (Quintus Horatius Flaccus 65BC - 8BC) who was a young
> revolutionary poet turned imperial hanger-on) I think we have
> a time problem, Houston.  Reverse channelling?
> 
> Evan Arthur

Horace is more likely referring to Aeneas Tacitus (4th century BC),
a Greek military scientist and cryptographer, who invented an
optical communication system that combines water and beacon
telegraphy. 
http://world-information.org/wio/infostructure/100437611796/100438659723/?ic=100446324955
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/decoder2.html

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au