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Galileo
Cryptography
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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."
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."
Hint
C=EQ=U
X=A
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
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