Cracking the Code of a Genius Who Solved the World's Greatest Riddle... ; Translating the World-Famous Rosetta Stone Was One of the Biggest Archaeological Breakthroughs in History - and It Was the Crowning Glory for Brilliant Somerset Scientist Thomas Young. Now, As Egypt Prepares Its Case for the Return of the Rosetta Stone to Cairo for the Opening of Its New Egyptian Museum in 2012, Nichola Jones Looks at the Remarkable Man Who Helped Crack Its Secrets

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Translating the world-famous Rosetta Stone was one of the biggest archaeological breakthroughs in history - and it was the crowning glory for brilliant Somerset scientist Thomas Young. Now, as Egypt prepares its case for the return of the Rosetta Stone to Cairo for the opening of its new Egyptian Museum in 2012, NICHOLA JONES looks at the remarkable man who helped crack its secrets

Only the plaque on the wall gives any hint that the birthplace of Thomas Young is anything other than a beautiful, chocolate-box cottage.

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Cracking the Code of a Genius Who Solved the World's Greatest Riddle... ; Translating the World-Famous Rosetta Stone Was One of the Biggest Archaeological Breakthroughs in History - and It Was the Crowning Glory for Brilliant Somerset Scientist Thomas Young. Now, As Egypt Prepares Its Case for the Return of the Rosetta Stone to Cairo for the Opening of Its New Egyptian Museum in 2012, Nichola Jones Looks at the Remarkable Man Who Helped Crack Its Secrets

But the tiny dwelling in Church Lane, Milverton, near Taunton, played its part in unlocking one of the greatest riddles ever discovered - the mysterious Rosetta Stone.

It was here on June 13, 1773, ...

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