Does anyone know the details of where Carroll got his photo supplies and how he organised printing his pictures? I know a bit, but there are big gaps. I...
A scholar named Edward Wakeling published a small list of real instances of 42 in Carroll's writings and a bunch of "42 coincidences" and that started it....
detailed in another post of mine about the silliness of 42. ... Excellent idea, Jim. We need to go right to the souce. So I asked him. And he said: (7x1) +...
... That second equation was a bit hard to read, the way Yahoo displayed it to me (with the spaces scrunched up). Knave means: 7 squared minus 7 to the 1...
... Excellent. This certainly looks like the "tongue firmly planted in cheek" that MarkIsrael mentioned in his post for Wakeling's reasoning. Jim Buch...
... displayed ... Nuts! Everytime I did it, it came out to 42. I guess that shows the value of peer revue. However, maybe I can still save mathematical face. ...
... There is only one other solution to the form : X*X - X =Y (3*X + 2*X +X) = Y and that is X=0 and Y=0 and the other solution is X=7 Y=42. What is the...
Bad typing, again. X*X - X = Y (2*X + 1*X) = Y 4*4 - 4 =12 (2*4 + 1*4) = 12 And, this proves that the use of 12 chapters in both "Alice" books is because 12 is...
Then again, if Carroll had used 12 as much as 42, I'd take it more seriously....
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... <greydust2002@y...>" ... Well, I'm totally confused now. I started messing around with the algebra some more, and came up with x*2 - x = (x-1) x, and this...
... seriously. ... First, it was a joke at the expense of the "Clan of 42"..... Evidently, in Carroll scholarship, jests such as Wakefield's "tongue in cheek"...
... But he did! Many of the uses were socially dictated (12 jurors in a jury; 12 hours on a clockface; 12 months in a year; 12 pence in a shilling). But no...
... gives ... Without seeing your work, there isn't anything I can say. Not all "messing around with the algebra" is equally skilled. My skills are good...
I have a question I hope someone can answer. I have seen color renditions of the Tenniel illustrations but am confused as to which ones (if any) were colored...
... renditions of the Tenniel illustrations but am confused as to which ones (if any) were colored by Tenniel or overseen by Carroll. Some color images appear...
Ruth Berman
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Jan 3, 2003 9:01 pm
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... In the text of _Nursery Alice_, Carroll refers very explicitly to the colours. About the Mad Hatter, he writes: "And hasn't he got a beautiful neck-tie...
Perhaps the number "42" stands out in Carroll's writings, even if not consistantly used, precisely because it DOES stand out as a number. Numbers like seven,...
Well, we seem to have gone back to the standard.... "Here are a couple of uses of 42 by Carroll....." (less than six uses) argument. And then there is the...
Deb has a point: the (limited) instances where CLD did use 42 are humorous. When CLD was writing seriously, he chose other numbers (e.g., the fishing-harbour...
Mark, if you read my post correctly you will see that I made no claim that the significant date of 1842 for the change in finances in the family had any ...
keith
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Jan 4, 2003 7:01 pm
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... not ... used ... certainly ... "73" ... quite ... 42...not ... Upon rethinking, there is probably much more to what you wrote than what I originally...
Recallying the discussion of the last few weeks, I noted that Salon reviews a new book about Asperger Syndrome. Here's the URL for those interested: ...
Regarding my (unanswered) question posted to the group regarding the Dalziel Bros, I'll give you the results of my research here for your records: Apparently,...
Bryan Talbot
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Jan 6, 2003 2:59 pm
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... Thanks for the info, Bryan. I think Ally Sloper sort of antedates himself. He first appeared (as a continuing character) in _Judy_ in 1867. _Ally...
... Yes, you're right. He appeared in the magazine Judy before Gilbert took it over, but the very first British comic book as such was "Ally Sloper: A Moral...
Bryan Talbot
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Jan 6, 2003 4:06 pm
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... (which is why there's scope for confusion!) < ! Thanks for the research helping to distinguish among this wealth of Dalziels. Ruth Berman...
Ruth Berman
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Jan 6, 2003 4:13 pm
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Looking Glass Chapter 1 has 'I was watching the boys getting in sticks for the bonfire' and 'it snowed so they had to leave off'....'we'll go and see the...
Alice Liddell was born on May 4th 1852 at Westminster so you are right in saying she was seven and a half at bonfire night when we celebrate Guy Fawkes - the...
