On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 19:50:49 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

10 points to the first person to identify the author of these words, and 2
points for the date they were published.

"In this connection it is of importance to note that
when we exclude certain possibilities that would give rise to still
greater intricacy, the form of comparison used by Einstein to present
the theory is the only possible one; the principle of the freedom of
choice in co-ordinates was the only one by which he needed to allow
himself to be guided. Although thus there was no special effort made
to reach a connection with the theory of Newton, it was evident,
fortunately, at the end of the experiment that the connection
existed."

I'll guess Marcel Grossmann as the author.

Jeff

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Jeff Krimmel wrote:

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 19:50:49 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

10 points to the first person to identify the author of these words, and 2
points for the date they were published.

"In this connection it is of importance to note that
when we exclude certain possibilities that would give rise to still
greater intricacy, the form of comparison used by Einstein to present
the theory is the only possible one; the principle of the freedom of
choice in co-ordinates was the only one by which he needed to allow
himself to be guided. Although thus there was no special effort made
to reach a connection with the theory of Newton, it was evident,
fortunately, at the end of the experiment that the connection
existed."

I'll guess Marcel Grossmann as the author.


Sorry, that's not correct, Jeff. But, I really love the many
good guesses being made.

Try again, up to three tries.

(And, don't forget the date.)

--
Stephen


Ignorance is just a placeholder for knowledge.

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On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 20:00:52 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Jeff Krimmel wrote:

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 19:50:49 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

10 points to the first person to identify the author of these words,
and 2 points for the date they were published.

"In this connection it is of importance to note that
when we exclude certain possibilities that would give rise to
still greater intricacy, the form of comparison used by Einstein
to present the theory is the only possible one; the principle of
the freedom of choice in co-ordinates was the only one by which he
needed to allow himself to be guided. Although thus there was no
special effort made to reach a connection with the theory of
Newton, it was evident, fortunately, at the end of the experiment
that the connection existed."

I'll guess Marcel Grossmann as the author.


Sorry, that's not correct, Jeff. But, I really love the many good guesses
being made.

Try again, up to three tries.

(And, don't forget the date.)

Alright, I'll give it another shot: Paul Ehrenfest. And I'll guess a date
of 1921.

Jeff

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Jeff Krimmel wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 20:00:52 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Jeff Krimmel wrote:

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 19:50:49 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

10 points to the first person to identify the author of these words,
and 2 points for the date they were published.

"In this connection it is of importance to note that
when we exclude certain possibilities that would give rise to
still greater intricacy, the form of comparison used by Einstein
to present the theory is the only possible one; the principle of
the freedom of choice in co-ordinates was the only one by which he
needed to allow himself to be guided. Although thus there was no
special effort made to reach a connection with the theory of
Newton, it was evident, fortunately, at the end of the experiment
that the connection existed."

I'll guess Marcel Grossmann as the author.


Sorry, that's not correct, Jeff. But, I really love the many good guesses
being made.

Try again, up to three tries.

(And, don't forget the date.)

Alright, I'll give it another shot: Paul Ehrenfest. And I'll guess a date
of 1921.


Close on the date, but not Ehrenfest.

--
Stephen


Ignorance is just a placeholder for knowledge.

Printed using 100% recycled electrons.
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On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 21:05:43 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Jeff Krimmel wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 20:00:52 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Jeff Krimmel wrote:

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 19:50:49 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

10 points to the first person to identify the author of these
words, and 2 points for the date they were published.

"In this connection it is of importance to note that
when we exclude certain possibilities that would give rise to
still greater intricacy, the form of comparison used by
Einstein to present the theory is the only possible one; the
principle of the freedom of choice in co-ordinates was the only
one by which he needed to allow himself to be guided. Although
thus there was no special effort made to reach a connection
with the theory of Newton, it was evident, fortunately, at the
end of the experiment that the connection existed."

I'll guess Marcel Grossmann as the author.


Sorry, that's not correct, Jeff. But, I really love the many good
guesses being made.

Try again, up to three tries.

(And, don't forget the date.)

Alright, I'll give it another shot: Paul Ehrenfest. And I'll guess a
date of 1921.


Close on the date, but not Ehrenfest.

Okay, I'll even up my guesses by offering 1920 as my second guess for
the date.

Jeff

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Jeff Krimmel wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 21:05:43 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Jeff Krimmel wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 20:00:52 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Jeff Krimmel wrote:

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 19:50:49 -0700, Stephen Speicher wrote:

10 points to the first person to identify the author of these
words, and 2 points for the date they were published.

"In this connection it is of importance to note that
when we exclude certain possibilities that would give rise to
still greater intricacy, the form of comparison used by
Einstein to present the theory is the only possible one; the
principle of the freedom of choice in co-ordinates was the only
one by which he needed to allow himself to be guided. Although
thus there was no special effort made to reach a connection
with the theory of Newton, it was evident, fortunately, at the
end of the experiment that the connection existed."

I'll guess Marcel Grossmann as the author.


Sorry, that's not correct, Jeff. But, I really love the many good
guesses being made.

Try again, up to three tries.

(And, don't forget the date.)

Alright, I'll give it another shot: Paul Ehrenfest. And I'll guess a
date of 1921.


Close on the date, but not Ehrenfest.

Okay, I'll even up my guesses by offering 1920 as my second guess for
the date.


You evened things up just right. 1920 is the correct date. (1919
would also be correct -- two versions.) 2 points for that to Jeff!

--
Stephen


Ignorance is just a placeholder for knowledge.

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