Tag: Broomsday 2014
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, quoted in a webpage dated October 7, 2014 (presumably according to Australian time): "For the Athenians, kleos mattered more than anything, according to Goldstein. 'Kleos is fame: it’s the deed…
This post was suggested by today's previous posts, Broom Bridge Day and Taking the Fork, as well as by Alyssa is Wonderland. For the meaning of the title, see Serpent +…
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Wikipedia on Broom (or Broome, or Brougham) Bridge, where on 16 October 1843 Hamilton discovered quaternions: "The 16 October is sometimes referred to as Broomsday (in reference to Broome…