# Is Dr.Grey's Memoria Technica worth reading? 

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**Created:** [March 24, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-dr-greys-memoria-technica-worth-reading/101214 "2025-03-24T01:55:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ciriaco](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/ciriaco/32/29534_2.png) [@Ciriaco](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Ciriaco)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-dr-greys-memoria-technica-worth-reading/101214/1 "2025-03-24T01:55:33Z")

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I’m new to this and searching a good book for learn to memorizing history. I apreciate any recomendation or advice!  
Sorry for my bad ortography, am argentinian.

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**Author:** ![thinkaboutthebible](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/thinkaboutthebible/32/12986_2.png) [@thinkaboutthebible](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/thinkaboutthebible)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-dr-greys-memoria-technica-worth-reading/101214/2 "2025-03-24T02:53:19Z")

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@Ciriaco,

I wouldn’t recommend that book myself. Published in 1730, it avoided using mnemonic images and preferred assembled nonsense syllables which are more difficult to remember. Also the conversion system of numbers into letters is unique and many people today prefer the Major system.

 ![image](https://forum.artofmemory.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/e/1e8bcded572f1022fcbc036e28ef5706de164cb5.png)

I prefer [searching for a system of dates](https://forum.artofmemory.com/search?q=historical%20dates) and converting historical events into a strong visual images for associating to the dates converted into images.

Doug

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**Author:** ![Biondi1789](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Biondi1789](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Biondi1789)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-dr-greys-memoria-technica-worth-reading/101214/3 "2026-03-05T17:37:07Z")

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I’ve seen techniques of that time . Seem very difficult. I think at that time could be useful because they had to study verbatim. But now there are easier methods.

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/josh/32/21_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/is-dr-greys-memoria-technica-worth-reading/101214/4 "2026-03-05T17:53:08Z")

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For anyone who is interested, the book can be downloaded here:

- [Free PDF Books on Memory Training](https://artofmemory.com/blog/free-books-on-mnemotechnics/)