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[RT]The Mathematical Skies.
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Author: u/Traiden04 *
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URL: http://english.bouletcorp.com/2015/08/26/brassens-in-space/
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Score: 55
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Created: 2015-08-26T15:13:58
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u/ArgentStonecutter [+11] Emergency Mustelid Hologram*
That's a lot of scrolling. 5 stars. Would scroll again.
u/PeridexisErrant [+4] put aside fear for courage, and death for life*
Agreed, though there's actually a lot more than five stars. ^^sorry
u/ArgentStonecutter [+4] Emergency Mustelid Hologram*
The beauty of a pun is in the "oy!" of the beholder.
u/eltegid [+2] *
A different perspective, less about gods and mistery, more about beauty http://zenpencils.com/comic/137-richard-feynman-the-beauty-of-a-flower/
u/gbear605 [+1] history’s greatest story*
They say the sky is Terra Incognito. Terra means earth though. Can someone with latin knowledge help out here? Caelum Incognito?
u/Bouletcorp [+2] *
I actually used "Caelum Incognito" in another project :) Yes, Terra means Earth (we say "Terre" for "Earth", in french) But in this context, I would have said it means "Land". The expression "Terra Incognita" is mostly used for "unexplored territory". I already met the expression refering symbolically to knowledge, fields of research, and even refering to "a new love story" :)
u/E-o_o-3 [+1] *
Unexplored caelitory?
u/Nevereatcars [+1] The Greatest Is Behind*
The direct latin translation would be something like "unknown land". The phrase was used on maps in Ye Olden Times, to refer to the western continents beyond the oceans; because of the mystique North America held to the people of Europe in those days, the phrase itself became heavily romanticized. So the usage in the story isn't calling from a direct Latin translation; it's tapping into that romanticized connotation.