Re: Distance question
On Sep 5, 8:00 am, Dick Georgeson wrote:
> We have evidence that on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:19:04 -0700, Paul {Hamilton
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> > On Sep 4, 5:55 pm, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 02:35:49 -0700 (PDT), "Paul {Hamilton Rooney}"
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> >> >On Sep 4, 2:48 pm, Ignatios Souvatzis >> >wrote:
> >> >> Martin wrote:
> >> >> > On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:33:43 퍭, Ignatios Souvatzis
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> >> >> >>(...) We must get an old-fashioned globe, then.
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> >> >> > or a boat?
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> >> >> Alas, my boat isn't suitable for ocean trips.
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> >> >Alas, even if it were, it wouldn't help to answer the question. It
> >> >requires a globe, not a boat!
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> >> Not having an accurate globe didn't stop Magellan :o) --
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> > But he didn't know where he was going, and when he got there he didn't
> > know where he was, and when he returned he didn't know where he'd been!
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> Bzzzzt. He didn't return.
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I didn't know that. I've just been reading it up. Thanks for the
correction.
date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 04:38:25 -0700 (PDT)
author: Paul {Hamilton Rooney}
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