Q: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

[Victor Steinbok]

OK. I have better proof. Look up the Information book I mentioned earlier.

http://bit.ly/cfjQCv

The article in question is in it. If you then search for 1966 (the link
above), the first hit contains a clear statement:

> The chapters in this book were first published as articles in the
> September, 1966, issue of Scientific American. This was the 17th in
> the series of single-topic issues published annually by the magazine.

I'll leave deciphering of the text (or finding the actual issue) to you.
I am still working on the "white of the eyes" construction.

     VS-)

On 6/3/2010 7:38 PM, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> I am not clear as to whether anyone has verified the occurrence of this saying in the 1966 Scientific American article.  Does anyone know of the exact wording there?
>
> Fred Shapiro
>

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