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Quite an Interesting Review

February 1, 2021 Edmark M. Law

In the July 1916 issue of Mathematical Gazette, I found this somewhat interesting extract from a review (which was unpublished) about an unnamed book: There is much

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Sheridan’s Critique Template

January 31, 2021 Edmark M. Law

Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan has a convenient template for responding to all the new publications that were constantly sent to him: Dear sir, I

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An Eye for Celebrities

January 25, 2021 Edmark M. Law

Valerie Eliot, wife of poet T. S. Eliot, wrote the following letter to the London Times dated February 10, 1970: Sir, My husband, T.S. Eliot,

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