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- Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
- Date: Tuesday, 18 Aug 1992 13:14:02 EDT
- From: Peter Gogolek <GOGOLEKP@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
- Message-ID: <92231.131402GOGOLEKP@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
- Newsgroups: sci.math
- Subject: Re: Did Gauss ever say ...
- References: <1992Aug17.172858.3795@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- <1992Aug17.203632.21234@kth.se>
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- A different quotation attributed to Gauss, this time by
- R.W. Bilger (don't worry if you don't recognise the name)
- The great Physicist (sic :-)), Gauss, is reported to have
- said that with seven adjustable constants, he could
- produce an elephant on a tight rope and with nine he
- could make it dance.
-
- Any chance this is correct? Any pointers on context or a
- reference?
-
- Peter Gogolek
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
-