The Most Disastrous Typos In Western History
While typos are usually harmless little annoyances, sometimes they can completely change the meaning of a religious edict, embarrass a nation, or cause an engineering project to end in disaster. Here are some particular doozies from the history of typos.The Fools Bible, 1631
The text of Psalm 14 read, "The fool hath said in his heart there is a God," rather than "The fool hath said in his heart there is no God." Above, you can see the text the way it's supposed to be written.
Printers Bible, 1612
In some copies, Psalm 119:161 reads "Printers have persecuted me without a cause" rather than "Princes have persecuted…" Above, you can see the text as it was meant to be read, without the errata.(via King James Bible Online)
The Wicked Bible, 1631, published by Robert Barker and Martin Lucas in London
In the Ten Commandments the word "not" is missing from the Seventh Commandment: "Thou shalt not commit adultery."
(via David C. Lachman)
The preface of The Vocabulary of East Anglia, by Robert Forby, 1830
