tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092896.post1197211721676620710..comments2023-11-13T04:15:43.184-06:00Comments on Cantànima: A problem I want the government to stop solvingjack perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681558050302289235noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092896.post-43963247261572074532007-09-26T21:43:00.000-05:002007-09-26T21:43:00.000-05:00Professor Perry,I hate to have hijacked your post ...Professor Perry,<BR/>I hate to have hijacked your post like this. This will be my last comment here; if anything else on math/saints wants or needs to be said, bring it over and comment on my blog at countably.wordpress.com, I'll try to remember to start a post on the subject.<BR/><BR/>Brandon,<BR/>Wow, thank you. Sounds like St. Anatolius might be my man. I'm now looking about online for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092896.post-40836957020476503792007-09-26T19:32:00.000-05:002007-09-26T19:32:00.000-05:00St. Anatolius of Alexandria (3rd century) wrote se...St. Anatolius of Alexandria (3rd century) wrote several books on mathematics (which unfortunately we only have in a <A HREF="http://www.haywardfamily.org/ccel/fathers2/anf06/anf0658.htm#P2650_722321" REL="nofollow">few tantalizing fragments</A>), and also introduced important innovations in the calculation of Easter (which, simple as it may seem, was, if you think about it, a many-centuries-long Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698839146562734910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092896.post-59252610442803601442007-09-26T15:38:00.000-05:002007-09-26T15:38:00.000-05:00Prof. Perry,Thank you for the reply! Yes, I'm sor...Prof. Perry,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the reply! Yes, I'm sorry to say my blog has no momentum yet, but I'd really like that to change. I've never kept a blog that was both consistent -and- quality; have had just two before this one: one was consistent and one was quality (arguably).<BR/><BR/>I'm very interested in Bl. Francis Faa di Bruno; I'd never heard of him until now. Here's a little Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092896.post-37067454714409724392007-09-26T09:21:00.000-05:002007-09-26T09:21:00.000-05:00Brendan,Nice to meet you! Not much on your weblog,...Brendan,<BR/><BR/>Nice to meet you! Not much on your weblog, to my dismay.<BR/><BR/>I didn't know about St. Hubert at all before your comment, so I have no idea why St. Hubert should be the patron saint of mathematicians. He's also the patron saint of opticians and metalworkers, for some reason.<BR/><BR/>Another option might be this. Mathematics is a science, and St. Albert the Great is the jack perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681558050302289235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8092896.post-78834867793910222212007-09-25T23:58:00.000-05:002007-09-25T23:58:00.000-05:00Hi there,Interesting post! I enjoy the point of vi...Hi there,<BR/><BR/>Interesting post! I enjoy the point of view; very insightful.<BR/><BR/>I discovered your blog a few days ago by web searching for Catholic + mathematician. As a Catholic and an undergrad in mathematics (only recently become interested in it, was an English major last year) I pose a question to you!: what's the deal with St. Hubert being the patron of mathematics? All I can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com