Difference between revisions of "Haroun"
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May be a play on Heron of Alexandria, who made breakthroughs in math and geometry, including a method for determining the area of a triangle -- suggested by the following words "caligulate by multiplicables the alltitude" (calculate by multiplication the altitude) | May be a play on Heron of Alexandria, who made breakthroughs in math and geometry, including a method for determining the area of a triangle -- suggested by the following words "caligulate by multiplicables the alltitude" (calculate by multiplication the altitude) | ||
| − | NB: Harun is also the Islamic name for the Old Testament character Aaron, the brother of Moses; this same | + | NB: Harun is also the Islamic name for the Old Testament character Aaron, the brother of Moses; this same paragraph in Wake refers to Moses and the first books of the Bible. |
| − | NB: The paragraph begins with a | + | NB: The paragraph begins with a reference to "the Stuttering Hand"; Moses had a speech impediment, and Aaron spoke for him. |
Revision as of 00:20, 14 August 2005
= Heron?
May be a play on Heron of Alexandria, who made breakthroughs in math and geometry, including a method for determining the area of a triangle -- suggested by the following words "caligulate by multiplicables the alltitude" (calculate by multiplication the altitude)
NB: Harun is also the Islamic name for the Old Testament character Aaron, the brother of Moses; this same paragraph in Wake refers to Moses and the first books of the Bible.
NB: The paragraph begins with a reference to "the Stuttering Hand"; Moses had a speech impediment, and Aaron spoke for him.
