In 1819 Young published the article on "Egypt" in the Encyclopedia Britannica claiming that he had discovered the principle behind the script, although he had identified only small number of phonetic values for glyphs, and some 80 approximations of correspondences between Hieroglyphic and demotic.
Although he had identified only small number of phonetic values for glyphs, and some 80 approximations of correspondences between Hieroglyphic and demotic. This was what Young published the article on "Egypt" in the Encyclopedia Britannica in 1819. He had discovered the principle behind the script. This was what Young was claiming in 1819. He had identified only small number of phonetic values for glyphs. This was what Young was claiming in 1819. He had identified some 80 approximations of correspondences between Hieroglyphic and demotic. This was what Young was claiming in 1819.