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It was described as a book of prophecies that Nostradamus wrote, also known as 'The Prophecies of Michel Nostradamus', but its structure was not chronological and became a bestseller due to the recent invention of the printing press and its timing during a period of strife and instability.
So, Chuck, Nostradamus is settling down in Ceylon. Ceylon. Selectives. And he is deciding to put his awesome thoughts down into quatrains.
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It was described as a book of prophecies that Nostradamus wrote, also known as 'The Prophecies of Michel Nostradamus', but its structure was not chronological and became a bestseller due to the recent invention of the printing press and its timing during a period of strife and instability.
So, Chuck, Nostradamus is settling down in Ceylon. Ceylon. Selectives. And he is deciding to put his awesome thoughts down into quatrains.
That's right. Into a book called The Centuries. But at the time, he just called it The Prophecies.
Yeah, The Prophecies of Michel Nostradamus.
And it wasn't chronological or anything like that?
No, and it became a huge sensation due to a few things. One, simply enough, was that the printing press was a recent invention and books were a big deal now. You know, like widespread books.