CHICAGO (AP) - The University of Chicago says a computer engineer from Italy has solved a mystery found in a rare edition of Homer’s “Odyssey” in the university library.
The university said in a news release Tuesday that the 1504 edition of the “odyssey” contains hand-written notes in its margins thought to date to the mid-19th Century. But no one knew just what they were.
The university sponsored a contest and offered a $1,000 prize.
Daniele Metilli (DAN’-yel-eh MEH’-tee-lee) worked with a colleague who was fluent in French and cracked the mystery. They discovered that the notes are French-language shorthand and most are translations of the Greek text of the book.
The university says Metilli and colleague Guila Accetta (GEE’-lah ah-CHET’-tah) continues to try to figure out who wrote the notes.
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