The Myths. 1  Everyone in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat. 2  Columbus faced opposition to his attempt to find a western route to Asia because people thought the earth was flat.
Danish language. Danish /ËdeÉªnáµ»Ê/ (dansk pronounced [dÌ¥anËsÉ¡Ì]; dansk sprog, [ËdÌ¥anËsÉ¡Ì ËsbÌ¥ÊÉÊÌ¯Ë]) is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status.
Etymology and early use. The phrase quod erat demonstrandum is a translation into Latin from the Greek á½ÏÎµÏ á¼Î´ÎµÎ¹ Î´Îµá¿Î¾Î±Î¹ (hoper edei deixai; abbreviated as Î¿ÎµÎ´). Translating from the Latin into English yields, what was to be demonstrated; however, translating the Greek phrase á½ÏÎµÏ á¼Î´ÎµÎ¹ Î´Îµá¿Î¾Î±Î¹ produces a slightly different meaning.