• Flax@feddit.uk
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    11 months ago

    Reminds me of someone asking how to cite the Bible. Whether or not you can just go “John 3:16” or “His Majesty King James VI of Scotland and I of England, Ireland and France - 1611 ‘Authorised Version’ Translation of The Bible - John Chapter Three Section 16”

    Although if you were directly quoting it, I think stating the translation would be more important than if you were referencing it.

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      11 months ago

      The Bible, The Lord; 0 AD

      Be bold, dare your teacher to dock you points for it.

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      Translations are important, and with the Cyropaedia I did need to use the translation. For the Principia, because I wanted to flex, I provided my own translation. I could have cited the text book, but that would be less fun.