Reuleaux polygon
Douglas G. Wilson
douglas at NB.NET
Thu May 1 19:55:23 UTC 2003
>the Polesotechnic League... whose name, by the way, comes from what?
This is apparently Anderson's coinage based on Greek "po^le^s" =
"trader"/"seller", as seen in English "bibliopole" = "bookseller" or [sort
of] in "monopoly" etc., + "technikos" considered = "technical" ... thus
"trade and technical league" I think. Whether the construction is exactly
right I don't know since I am ignorant of Greek.
-- Doug Wilson
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