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Re: Bauer's book, was Re: Newton and Halley
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Dec 7, 05:42 +1100
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From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Dec 7, 05:42 +1100
Wolfgang writes:
Wolfgang, I've never heard of this "coconut sextant" either. I suspect Robert was pulling our leg, ever so gently. He was making what we call a 'joke'. In this case, a statement that is not meant to be taken entirely seriously. Such peculiar 'joke' phenomena can be intended to cause a strange emotion called humour to occur ...
But Robert Eno's post mentioning the "coconut sextant" merits another
comment: There is no evidence whatever that such a device existed. The ample
literature ...
Wolfgang, I've never heard of this "coconut sextant" either. I suspect Robert was pulling our leg, ever so gently. He was making what we call a 'joke'. In this case, a statement that is not meant to be taken entirely seriously. Such peculiar 'joke' phenomena can be intended to cause a strange emotion called humour to occur ...
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