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| Posted on 2006-11-24 11:41:48 |
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Some extracts of letters.
Excuse-me for the bad translations from French.
Mersenne is an important french mathematician of the 17th century, and these texts are mixed with very serious letters.
From Mersenne to Haak
Did you test the divine herb called Té (pronounce as tea). With this herb, anyone can stay awake during 2,3,4 nights and more, as long as he/she may wish, and there is no discomfort at all.
A Scottish soldier in the Netherlands licks with his tongue a piece of iron, completely red 20 or 30 times, until the iron gets cold. He does not burn himself, and he feels some pleasure and sweetness.
I pray God that he gives to all of us his love, and peace which is above all meaning.
From Mersenne to Haack (the same one...)
I just learned how to establish the direction of the wind with a new method. No need to watch through the window, no need to go out. With using the circle of the Sun, which is observed from a closed and dark room through a telescope. |
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