Re: Epistemology 201: The Science of Science
From: aeo6 (aeo6_at_cornell.edu)
Date: 03/10/05
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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 09:20:13 -0500
Lester Zick said:
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> >Didn't they also burn down Moscow in honor of Napoleon's visit?
>
> Not with railroad torches anyway. Interesting aside: Corning got its
> start by inventing tempered glass for railroad lanterns which used to
> crack in cold weather. According to my theory the light from those
> lanterns is still out there somewhere gradually slowing towards its
> optical horizon in space.
>
> Regards - Lester
>
Well, it's still got about 13 billion years to go before it gets anywhere near
there, doesn't it? What makes it that particular length of time again?
-- Smiles, Tony
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