John M. Flanigan <johnf@hawaii.edu> The equation is the final arbiter.
Math Resource Instructor --Werner Heisenberg
Kapi'olani Community College The scoreboard is the final arbiter.
Honolulu, Hawaii --Bill Walton
On Fri, 22 Aug 1997, Geoff Hagopian wrote:
> CoolMath2@AOL.COM wrote:
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> <<I think my favorite is Flatland............. anyone read that one?
> It's geometry at its strangest. And the author either had a
> very biting wit or didn't think very highly of women!!>
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> "If our highly pointed Triangles of the Soldier class are formidable, it
> may readily be inferred that far more formidable are our Women. For if
> a Soldier is a wedge, a Woman is a needle; being, so to speak, *all*
> point, at least at the two extremeties. Add to this the ability to make
> herself practically invisible at will, and you will perceive that a
> Female, in Flatland, is a creature by no means to be trifled with."
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> - Edwin A. Abbot, Flatland
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> It would seem he was terrified of women! <:-() I imagine that the
> relations between men and women of 19th century England were much worse
> than late 20th century USA. He does write, however, that
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> "..it has been found by the wisest of our Circles or Statesmen that the
> multiplication of restrictions on Females tends not only to the
> debilitation and diminution of the race, but also to the increase of
> domestic murders to such an extent that a State loses more than it gains
> by a too prohibitive Code." See also Lizzy Borden, et al.
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