班瓦德的愚行
Banvard's folly
Collins, Paul · 初版 2001 年
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本书讲述了十三位科学家、艺术家、企业家、冒险家和作家的生平，他们曾一度沐浴在荣耀之中，却因失败的实验、厄运和疯狂的迹象而湮没无闻。
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Banvard's folly
Collins, Paul · 初版 2001 年
本书讲述了十三位科学家、艺术家、企业家、冒险家和作家的生平，他们曾一度沐浴在荣耀之中，却因失败的实验、厄运和疯狂的迹象而湮没无闻。
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……不得不有话直说而不是拐弯抹角 :) 但如果你对通用语言感兴趣，我建议你了解一下 Sol-re-sol（索雷索语）[1]。我是在 Paul Collins 的《Banvard's Folly》里读到这个故事的，从那以后就一直对它着迷。[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solresol
…having to speak their mind instead of beating around the bush :) But if you are interested in universal languages, I suggest you to check out Sol-re-sol [1]. I have read the story in Paul Collins' "Banvard's Folly" and have been fascinated by it ever since. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solresol
我可以稍微推荐一下 Paul Collins 写的《Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World》（班瓦德的愚行：十三则未曾改变世界之人的故事），里面有一章讲 N 射线，本文也提到了。我不是特别喜欢 Collins 的文风，但那些故事简直……
I can mildly recommend "Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World" by Paul Collins, that includes a chapter on N rays, and is mentioned in this article. I don't love Collin's writing style, but the stories are as…
Augustus Pleasonton[1] 要是泉下有知估计得从棺材里跳出来跳舞了（尽管他当时押注的是蓝光效果最好）。（我是从 Paul Collins 的《Banvard's Folly》里了解到他的，如果你能找得到这本书，我强烈推荐。）[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Pleasonton
Augustus Pleasonton[1] must be dancing in his grave (although his money was on blue light being best.) (I learnt about him from "Banvard's Folly" by Paul Collins, a book I highly recommend if you can find it.) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Pleasonton
《Banvard's Folly》[1] 是一本很不错的书，讲的是“那些被世界忽视、思想超前于时代、伟大作品最终沦为废墟的人”。[1] https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Banvards-Folly-by-...
"Banvard's Folly"[1] is a good read about "people who were ignored by the world, whose ideas came before their time, whose great work was left in ruins". [1] https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Banvards-Folly-by-...