Revise docs for 0.19.0.

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{{#include ../links.md}}
![Rhai Logo](../images/rhai_logo.png)
Rhai is an embedded scripting language and evaluation engine for Rust that gives a safe and easy way
to add scripting to any application.
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This Book is for version **{{version}}** of Rhai.
For the latest development version, see [here]({{rootUrl}}/vnext/).
Etymology of the name "Rhai"
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### As per Rhai's author Johnathan Turner
In the beginning there was [ChaiScript](http://chaiscript.com),
which is an embedded scripting language for C++.
Originally it was intended to be a scripting language similar to **JavaScript**.
With java being a kind of hot beverage, the new language was named after
another hot beverage - **Chai**, which is the word for "tea" in many world languages
and, in particular, a popular kind of milk tea consumed in India.
Later, when the novel implementation technique behind ChaiScript was ported from C++ to Rust,
logically the `C` was changed to an `R` to make it "RhaiScript", or just "Rhai".
### On the origin of the temporary Rhai logo
One of Rhai's maintainers, Stephen Chung, was thinking about a logo when he accidentally
came across a copy of _Catcher in the Rye_ in a restaurant. The rest was history.
It is temporary until it becomes official, that is...