tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post669251154595035009..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Hardest anagram ever?Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-22037417732415412982021-03-09T10:28:37.873-06:002021-03-09T10:28:37.873-06:00The Sleepwalkers by Arthur Koestler is to be heart...<br /><br />The Sleepwalkers by Arthur Koestler is to be heartily recommended. The bold Galileo was wont to annoy other star gazers with his priority-establishing anagrams<br />Galileo: "SMAISMRMILMEPOETALEUMIBUNENUGTTAURIAS"<br />Kepler: Salve umbistineum geminatum Martia proles ????<br />"Hail, burning twin, offspring of Mars."<br />Answer: Altissimum planetam tergeminum observavi - <br />"I have observed the highest planet [Saturn] in triplet form"<br />[the rings were interpreted as two moons]<br />Summarised: https://fingersweep.livejournal.com/144427.htmlBobTheScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038631019672961663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12073586343950300412021-03-09T06:02:00.207-06:002021-03-09T06:02:00.207-06:00Clever! As it happens, I'm reading a book abou...Clever! As it happens, I'm reading a book about Huygens right now, <i>Dutch Light</i>: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55223048-dutch-light" rel="nofollow">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55223048-dutch-light</a>Drabkikkerhttps://drabkikker.comnoreply@blogger.com