tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post8724349315460442385..comments2024-03-27T21:09:44.320+00:00Comments on Pat'sBlog: On This Day in Math - December 11Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post-51634828266864790672012-12-11T01:49:29.177+00:002012-12-11T01:49:29.177+00:00When I was in High School we still used a slide ru...When I was in High School we still used a slide rule and log tables. I saw my first pocket calculator in 1971. By 1974 they stopped making both of them. Hallelujah!Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433841880619171855.post-73797085698174491922012-12-11T01:46:40.213+00:002012-12-11T01:46:40.213+00:00I love Galileo! He was so poetic. “The mother of l...I love Galileo! He was so poetic. “The mother of love emulates the figures of Cynthia”. Cynthia was originally a nickname of the Greek goddess of the moon, Artemis, who was sometimes called "Cynthia" because the goddess was supposedly born on Mount Cynthus.Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.com