Tag: Finchley Catholic High School
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Being a Latin pedant
Educated in Catholic schools, both in Ireland and England, I always thought Latin was a widely taught subject. But it is not. My qualification in it is not great – a B at ‘O’ level in 1982 – but I can see that puts me at a great advantage compared to the majority of the…
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Death of Sir Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore‘s death should surely be marked globally, because it is the passing of a man who as an amateur had a greater impact in his field – specifically planetary astronomy – than many professionals. Are there any others left in pure science who can claim that? Patrick Moore is most likely to be remembered…
cartesian product ... stuff about computing mostly 