Gleanings from my adventures in the South Downs
Inscription on oldest bell in Alfriston Church, cast by William Wodeward, London, c. 1390.
WOX AVGVSTINI SONAT IN AVRO DEI. Translation, The voice of Augustine sounds in the ear of God.
Odd ledger in Vestry of Selmeston Church.
Here lyeth ye body of Henry Rochester
Dyed May 28 1646
Apostrophe AD
Omnes.
This life that's packt with ielovsles and fears
I love not. That's beyond the lists of fears.
That life for me. For here I cannot breathe
my prayers ovt. There I shall have breath
to say Ovr Father that's in heaven wth me
Where chores of sancts and innocents there be
Christianos.
No sooner Christened but possession
I took of the heavenlie habitation.
WOX AVGVSTINI SONAT IN AVRO DEI. Translation, The voice of Augustine sounds in the ear of God.
Odd ledger in Vestry of Selmeston Church.
Here lyeth ye body of Henry Rochester
Dyed May 28 1646
Apostrophe AD
Omnes.
This life that's packt with ielovsles and fears
I love not. That's beyond the lists of fears.
That life for me. For here I cannot breathe
my prayers ovt. There I shall have breath
to say Ovr Father that's in heaven wth me
Where chores of sancts and innocents there be
Christianos.
No sooner Christened but possession
I took of the heavenlie habitation.
posted by johnk at
2:07 AM
2 Comments:
John, I know you're having a gay old time over there in Great Britain and Ireland, but I want you to weigh in on This article about the Russian guy who did a proof for the Poincare conjecture. What are your thoughts, and how about him refusing the Field's Medal?
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Christopher, At
3:05 PM
Ah yes, I know a little about this strange fellow. There's a million dollar Clay prize for the Poincarre conjecture, and it has yet to be claimed. His work builds on that of a mathematician at Columbia named Hamilton, and so the prize money would have to be shared. The rumor (heard from a professor) is that he's busy trying to come up with a new, independent proof, then keep all the money for himself. Maybe not true, but it's a funny story. He's probably just your standard-issue insane mathematician.
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johnk, At
5:19 AM
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