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"Make a small cross, of two light strips of cedar; the arms so long, as to reach the four corners of a large thin silk handkerchief, when extended: tie the corn
by vibragiel 15y ago
"Make a small cross, of two light strips of cedar; the arms so long, as to reach the four corners of a large thin silk handkerchief, when extended: tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross; so you have the body of a kite..."
Love it.
Also, the first paper by Newton, on his new theory about light and colour. He was still just a "Mr."!
http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/6/69-80/3075.full.pdf+html?sid=0d477dd8-8dec-4ac3-8187-b6df96d4d670 http://rstl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/6/69-80/3075....
- mikedmiked 15y agoA Professor before becoming a Dr... Those were the days...
- hugh3 15y agoThere are plenty of professors out there without PhDs, even nowadays. Not at Cambridge, and not in Physics, but they exist.
- felipemnoa 15y agoIn my school at least, they were not called professors if they did not have a PhD, just lecturers.
- arethuza 15y agoI'm pretty sure Tony Hoare went straight from Elliot Brothers to a Professor of CS post in '68 and then onto a Professorship at Oxford.