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The Maths That Made Voyager Possible

Posted October 23, 2012 9:14 AM

In 1961, mathematics graduate Michael Minovitch decided to take on the hardest problem in celestial mechanics - the "three body problem".

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Re: The Maths That Made Voyager Possible

10/24/2012 10:29 PM

'Maths' always sounds so awkward and goofy.

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..but if the Brits are dead set on using 'maths' instead of 'math'' they shouldn't half-donkey it.... They should go all the way and be consistent in their chosen convention....

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right off the bat, 'mathematics' needs to become 'mathsematics'

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''the three body problem'' obviously needs upgrading to 'these three bodies problems'

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of course 'celestial mechanics' would be more Britishly proper as 'celestials mechanicses' or just 'celestials mechani'.

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Even if you think this would be better placed under the topic of 'Engineersing New', I'd like to hear what you thinks....

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