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G0TEZ wrote:-
> I was under the impression
> that all schools, well grammar schools, at least, taught Hooke's law in
> the 1950s, along with Boyle's Law and Avagadro's theorem.
Avargado's theorem. When is a pear not a pear?
Nope, not heard that one at school Ian, OR Ohm's Law. I had to leave school to
hear of that one, although we did do Hookey's Law.
I don't think that schoool teaching is as good as it was in my day I am
afraid. I see examples regularly. Go into a shop and watch the assistant write
TWO prices down in order to "add it up" when an electronic till is not
available to do it for her. See her get the wrong price after you did it long
before correctly. The thing that gets me is that they NEVER get it wrong in
the CUSTOMER's favour, ALWAYS in the store's favour. I despair. Never did
Young's Moduls either although I was interested in discover ing (After I left
school) about "Napier's Bones". Brilliant. Multiplication by simple addition.
Excellent. Was there a film made of Young? I seem to recall something about
one?
> Nobel Prize
What a strange anachronism, that the man who created dynamite, TNT (?) and
later nitro-glycerine, through accidentally finding old dynamite "weeping",
should feel so bad about it (Probably because his brother blew up in his
factory, as many did!) that he was later responsible for what is known as the
" Nobel Peace prize". He must be considered "responsible" (No-one can be
blamed for what their inventions have done since, as it is those who use it
badly who must be responsible I feel) for the vast majority of "unnatural"
deaths in the world since he invented it. No doubt Oppenheimer felt the same
too.
> One last bit for the VK who criticised a book for 'Bragging' about the
> Royal Society.
I did not see that letter for some reason, OR the reason for it. I believe
that the RS had a wonderful beginning, even if Newton stole some of the ideas
he heard of whilst president! It has to be one of the best of the best
regardless of the human failing involved. Supposedly formed by many
Freemasons.
> This senile dementia is a terrible thing...
Heh. Like it.
73 - Jeff, G4XNH @ GB7YKS
Brightraven94@Hotmail.com
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