Comments on: Mmmm… Pie… http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/03/84/ Warning: may contain nuts or other nut-based products Tue, 13 May 2008 22:16:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Steve Dix http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/03/84/#comment-3919 Steve Dix Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:38:47 +0000 http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/03/84/#comment-3919 "In ancient Greece, the great mathematician Archimedes worked tirelessly to discover the ratio, uncovering only a few digits of accuracy. When he tried to stop a Roman soldier from blundering over his work by shouting "do not touch my circles" he was unceremoniously murdered." Presumably because he used the dative instead of the genitive, and motion towards instead of motion away. “In ancient Greece, the great mathematician Archimedes worked tirelessly to discover the ratio, uncovering only a few digits of accuracy. When he tried to stop a Roman soldier from blundering over his work by shouting “do not touch my circles” he was unceremoniously murdered.”

Presumably because he used the dative instead of the genitive, and motion towards instead of motion away.

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