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| Edward Hennessey |
 Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:04 am |
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| Peter Wells |
| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:39 pm |
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On 29 avr, 09:04, "Edward Hennessey"
<halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Quote: Recalling that your father is an aficionado of slide rules and not
finding your email at immediate reach,
here is something for the author of your days:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~krescook/images/WISP%20PDFs/WISP%20when%20s...
And a shake of an aspergillum of apology water in unction of all
correspondents to whom I will return when times afford me
that welcome opportunity.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
Many thanks for the reference of the library (I'll use it myself for
sure), but the link above seems to be broken... Could you add some
details as to content ?
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| Edward Hennessey |
| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:32 pm |
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Peter Wells wrote:
Quote: On 29 avr, 09:04, "Edward Hennessey"
halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Recalling that your father is an aficionado of slide rules and
not
finding your email at immediate reach,
here is something for the author of your days:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~krescook/images/WISP%20PDFs/WISP%20when%20s...
And a shake of an aspergillum of apology water in unction of
all
correspondents to whom I will return when times afford me
that welcome opportunity.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
Many thanks for the reference of the library (I'll use it myself
for
sure), but the link above seems to be broken... Could you add
some
details as to content ?
Thanks
PW:
Evidently the Dartmouth library got enough hits on the article,
which is normally
pay-per-view from Scientific American, that they circumscribed
access via the link.
It is hard to say whether any of our 4-5,000+ lurkers may have had
a finger in any
of that. Amazing though, that there are so many people who use the
group and do
nothing to promote its ride....
After beating about the web, I found a site your dad will love
which, for now, offers
a pdf of the article. See: http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/
Your father may also have fun hunting down the 2004 Scientific
American article by
Cliff Stoll on "The Curious History of the First Pocket
Calculator" which figures in
a story about the inventor's life in a concentration camp. If you
find a web link
to that article it will save foraging for my paper copy.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey |
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| Peter Wells |
| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:01 pm |
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On 30 avr, 22:32, "Edward Hennessey"
<halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Quote: Peter Wells wrote:
On 29 avr, 09:04, "Edward Hennessey"
halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Recalling that your father is an aficionado of slide rules and
not
finding your email at immediate reach,
here is something for the author of your days:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~krescook/images/WISP%20PDFs/WISP%20when%20s...
And a shake of an aspergillum of apology water in unction of
all
correspondents to whom I will return when times afford me
that welcome opportunity.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
Many thanks for the reference of the library (I'll use it myself
for
sure), but the link above seems to be broken... Could you add
some
details as to content ?
Thanks
PW:
Evidently the Dartmouth library got enough hits on the article,
which is normally
pay-per-view from Scientific American, that they circumscribed
access via the link.
It is hard to say whether any of our 4-5,000+ lurkers may have had
a finger in any
of that. Amazing though, that there are so many people who use the
group and do
nothing to promote its ride....
After beating about the web, I found a site your dad will love
which, for now, offers
a pdf of the article. See:http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/
Your father may also have fun hunting down the 2004 Scientific
American article by
Cliff Stoll on "The Curious History of the First Pocket
Calculator" which figures in
a story about the inventor's life in a concentration camp. If you
find a web link
to that article it will save foraging for my paper copy.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey- Masquer le texte des messages précédents -
- Afficher le texte des messages précédents -
Brilliant ! I'm pretty sure he hadn't come across that site yet.
Many thanks again.
(As to lurking, I must confess I've been guilty in recent months; my
excuse was taht I've had very little work and so no questions to ask,
and most quesions I could answer were dealt with by others before I
got involved.) |
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| Edward Hennessey |
| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 1:58 am |
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Peter Wells wrote:
Quote: On 30 avr, 22:32, "Edward Hennessey"
halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Peter Wells wrote:
On 29 avr, 09:04, "Edward Hennessey"
halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Recalling that your father is an aficionado of slide rules
and
not
finding your email at immediate reach,
here is something for the author of your days:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~krescook/images/WISP%20PDFs/WISP%20when%20s...
And a shake of an aspergillum of apology water in unction of
all
correspondents to whom I will return when times afford me
that welcome opportunity.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
Many thanks for the reference of the library (I'll use it
myself
for
sure), but the link above seems to be broken... Could you add
some
details as to content ?
Thanks
PW:
Evidently the Dartmouth library got enough hits on the article,
which is normally
pay-per-view from Scientific American, that they circumscribed
access via the link.
It is hard to say whether any of our 4-5,000+ lurkers may have
had
a finger in any
of that. Amazing though, that there are so many people who use
the
group and do
nothing to promote its ride....
After beating about the web, I found a site your dad will love
which, for now, offers
a pdf of the article. See:http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/
Your father may also have fun hunting down the 2004 Scientific
American article by
Cliff Stoll on "The Curious History of the First Pocket
Calculator" which figures in
a story about the inventor's life in a concentration camp. If
you
find a web link
to that article it will save foraging for my paper copy.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey- Masquer le texte des messages précédents -
- Afficher le texte des messages précédents -
Brilliant ! I'm pretty sure he hadn't come across that site yet.
Many thanks again.
(As to lurking, I must confess I've been guilty in recent
months; my
excuse was taht I've had very little work and so no questions to
ask,
and most quesions I could answer were dealt with by others
before I
got involved.
PW:
Good. I'm glad this is of benefit to you. The other article
reference is on the
Curta calculator, an ingenious little machine that bears a
semblant kinship
to a small coffee grinder. Collectors go deep in the pocket for
these. There's
more at www.curta.org on the mechanism.
As you should be assured, the remark on lurking wasn't a curveball
hit your way.
Rather, it was a remark tossed into the stands to suggest that it
takes only a little
effort to simply introduce oneself and make the game better for
all by actually
playing it. Besides which, it's easier to attend to another's
interest and extend
invitations to our raucous shindigs when people distinguish
themselves by name
and effort from wallpaper. No offense to wallpaper intended.
By the way, who was the lass in the morion and tinsel at our last
soiree?
Lucubrating regards,
Edward Hennessey |
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| Peter Wells |
| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 7:54 pm |
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On 1 mai, 08:58, "Edward Hennessey" <halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Quote: Peter Wells wrote:
On 30 avr, 22:32, "Edward Hennessey"
halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Peter Wells wrote:
On 29 avr, 09:04, "Edward Hennessey"
halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Recalling that your father is an aficionado of slide rules
and
not
finding your email at immediate reach,
here is something for the author of your days:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~krescook/images/WISP%20PDFs/WISP%20when%20s....
And a shake of an aspergillum of apology water in unction of
all
correspondents to whom I will return when times afford me
that welcome opportunity.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey
Many thanks for the reference of the library (I'll use it
myself
for
sure), but the link above seems to be broken... Could you add
some
details as to content ?
Thanks
PW:
Evidently the Dartmouth library got enough hits on the article,
which is normally
pay-per-view from Scientific American, that they circumscribed
access via the link.
It is hard to say whether any of our 4-5,000+ lurkers may have
had
a finger in any
of that. Amazing though, that there are so many people who use
the
group and do
nothing to promote its ride....
After beating about the web, I found a site your dad will love
which, for now, offers
a pdf of the article. See:http://www.sliderulemuseum.com/
Your father may also have fun hunting down the 2004 Scientific
American article by
Cliff Stoll on "The Curious History of the First Pocket
Calculator" which figures in
a story about the inventor's life in a concentration camp. If
you
find a web link
to that article it will save foraging for my paper copy.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey- Masquer le texte des messages précédents -
- Afficher le texte des messages précédents -
Good. I'm glad this is of benefit to you. The other article
reference is on the
Curta calculator, an ingenious little machine that bears a
semblant kinship
to a small coffee grinder. Collectors go deep in the pocket for
these. There's
more atwww.curta.orgon the mechanism.
A magnificent machine, well up to the finest watchmaking standards! My
father has one in his collection, and related that the antique dealer
he bought it from had acquired it himself from a bankrupt stationery
store in Geneva. When he asked whether they had any others, the reply
was "you should have been here last week, we tossed 200 of them into
the skip !". Heartbreaking to think how many fine products of human
ingenuity are being discarded, at ever faster rates.
PW |
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| Edward Hennessey |
| Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:42 am |
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"Peter Wells" <pwellstra@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
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On 1 mai, 08:58, "Edward Hennessey"
<halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Quote: Peter Wells wrote:
On 30 avr, 22:32, "Edward Hennessey"
halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Peter Wells wrote:
On 29 avr, 09:04, "Edward Hennessey"
halozzyzxhaloMINUS...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Good. I'm glad this is of benefit to you. The other article
reference is on the
Curta calculator, an ingenious little machine that bears a
semblant kinship
to a small coffee grinder. Collectors go deep in the pocket for
these. There's
more atwww.curta.orgon the mechanism.
A magnificent machine, well up to the finest watchmaking
standards! My
father has one in his collection, and related that the antique
dealer
he bought it from had acquired it himself from a bankrupt
stationery
store in Geneva. When he asked whether they had any others, the
reply
was "you should have been here last week, we tossed 200 of them
into
the skip !". Heartbreaking to think how many fine products of
human
ingenuity are being discarded, at ever faster rates.
PW:
Egad, man. You broke my mechanical heart. Now I have got to hie to
the Emerald City
to see about a new one. Dad, by any chance, doesn't happen to
have gathered any ciphering
curiosa?
This recalls an auction outing where I stumbled upon the
serendipity of something which absolutely
should not have been at the venue in question: four, 3' tall
bronze portholes of an unusual lozenge shape,
complete with framing inserts for landlubbing wall installations.
The ante fiercely seesawed between two of us.
When I finally triumphed for a sum too puny to relate without
conjuring invidiousness, the other guy
turned to me and said "Man, I don't know how you are getting a
better scrap price than me." And
he was right.
Regards,
Edward Hennessey |
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