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What is the origin of the set of dots we use to indicate an omission from writing?
Prof. Oddfellow has traced the dots back to this unretouched mathematical illustration from 1918, showing how to construct an ellipse using circle arcs. Note the three dots on the right side of the central line. Our ellipsis dots are, fittingly, born of the ellipse!
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Forgotten Wisdom –
December 22, 2009 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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Forgotten Wisdom –
September 15, 2009 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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Forgotten Wisdom –
August 7, 2009 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
Dedicated to Alexander Bard, founder of Vacuum, Army of Lovers, and Bodies without Organs.
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Are you sure that's not an ampersand in disguise?
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Forgotten Wisdom –
January 26, 2009 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
Gary Barwin writes: ...but wait a while and that acorn, like the memory, may become a massive oak. Something like: If you can't bring the memory to mind, the mind will move to the memory. Great, piece, Craig.
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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Forgotten Wisdom –
December 23, 2008 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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Forgotten Wisdom –
December 22, 2008 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook, the Venn overlap of a gingerbread man and a man.
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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Forgotten Wisdom –
October 13, 2008 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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Forgotten Wisdom –
September 20, 2008 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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Forgotten Wisdom –
January 28, 2008 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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Forgotten Wisdom –
January 21, 2008 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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Forgotten Wisdom –
November 22, 2007 |
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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Forgotten Wisdom –
October 8, 2007 |
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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:
Thanks to Codename Gimmick, whose word chromonautical inspired this diagram.
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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle. |
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