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revolving around characters, such as Isaac Newton, who are not distinguished in any obvious way from the corresponding historical figures.
I'm not sure what this means, so I expunged it. -- Tim Shell, 8 Aug 2004
not a trilogy
Neal Stephenson did not want his novels to be thought of as a trilogy. They shouldn't be called "Baroque Trilogy" as done in the article. Stephenson has titled the The Baroque Cycle. --Phoebus 00:03, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Paperback edition
When will the paperback edition of Quicksilver be published? - Bevo 20:51, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- October 2004 according to a website I just found. - Bevo 22:02, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)