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Deciphering a Roman Blueprint

Scholarly detective work reveals the secret of a full-size drawing chiseled into an ancient pavement. The "blueprint" describes one of Rome's most famous buildings

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 272 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “Deciphering a Roman Blueprint” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 272 No. 6 (), p. 84
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0695-84