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Exploring the Origins and Lineage of Freudenthal's Lincos Language

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A new article published on January 19, 2026, traces the intellectual genealogy of Lincos, the constructed language designed by Dutch mathematician Hans Freudenthal for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. The piece, hosted on the blog Shells and Pebbles, is framed as the first part of a multi-part series. The title references the Biblical Tower of Babel, suggesting the work explores humanity's broader attempts to create universal languages. The article was shared on Hacker News, where it received a small number of points and no comments at the time of indexing.

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