Galileo

The following quotes are from Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642). He was an Italian physicist and astronomer.

Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.

* The hint provides three vowels.

A=D

"PJQ LXUUJN NCXLV X RXU XUPNVZUK; PJQ LXU JUOP VCOH VZR AZBLJTCD ZN ZU VZRBCOG."

"XOO NDQNVB XDC CXBP NJ QUACDBNXUA JULC NVCP XDC AZBLJTCDCA; NVC HJZUN ZB NJ AZBLJTCD NVCR."

Liz is good at these

Yes, let see if she can get this one.

"PJQ LXUUJN NCXLV X RXU XUPNVZUK; PJQ LXU JUOP VCOH VZR AZBLJTCD ZN
"You cannot teach a man anything ; you can only help him discover it

ZU VZRBCOG."
in himself ."

(it also helps if you use a lot of pictures !)


"XOO NDQNVB XDC CXBP NJ QUACDBNXUA JULC NVCP XDC AZBLJTCDCA; NVC
" All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; The

HJZUN ZB NJ AZBLJTCD NVCR."
point is to discover them ."

Liz


Answer

"YOU CANNOT TEACH A MAN ANYTHING; YOU CAN ONLY HELP HIM DISCOVER IT IN HIMSELF."

"ALL TRUTHS ARE EASY TO UNDERSTAND ONCE THEY ARE DISCOVERED; THE POINT IS TO DISCOVER THEM."

KEY:
A=D
B=S
C=E
D=R
G=F
H=P
J=O
K=G
L=C
N=T
O=L
P=Y
Q=U
R=M
T=V
U=N
V=H
X=A
Z=I

yay liz