Arrange the following in chronological order:
(A) Bernier's account reaches its third reprint in English
(B) Accounts in Arabic and Persian, long kept as manuscripts, come to be published
(C) Bernier's works are published in France
(D) Bernier's works are translated into English, Dutch, German and Italian
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → C, D, A, B
(C) Bernier's works are published in France — First. Bernier's works first came out in France in 1670-71, the starting point.
(D) Bernier's works are translated into English, Dutch, German and Italian — Second. Translations into four languages followed within the next five years.
(A) Bernier's account reaches its third reprint in English — Third. By 1684 the English version had been reprinted three times, so this follows the translations.
(B) Accounts in Arabic and Persian, long kept as manuscripts, come to be published — Fourth. Arabic and Persian accounts circulated as manuscripts and were generally not published before 1800, so this comes last.
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