1 Theories on the best way to approach weight training abound, including countless repetitions and hours at the gym. 2  But research shows that a single set of 12 repetitions with the proper weight can build muscle efficiently in most people and can be as effective as three sets of the same exercise. 3  Use the proper weight.
The Rosetta Stone is the key that led to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The stone was discovered in 1799 in Fort St. Julien in El-Rashid, Egypt, and dates from 196 B.C. Continue Reading
The Greek text on the Rosetta Stone provided the starting point. Ancient Greek was widely known to scholars, but they were not familiar with details of its use in the Hellenistic period as a government language in Ptolemaic Egypt; large-scale discoveries of Greek papyri were a long way in the future.