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'''Cardano, Girolamo (1501 - 1507)''' | '''Cardano, Girolamo (1501 - 1507)''' | ||
− | ''The clock ticked | + | ''The clock ticked'' |
− | and its hand hit. | + | |
− | The hour of his prediction | + | ''and its hand hit.'' |
− | for his time in perdition. | + | |
− | But, health was still with him! | + | ''The hour of his prediction'' |
− | No strife with death for his life; | + | |
− | he was full of hype! | + | ''for his time in perdition.'' |
− | His rep as a fortuneteller was on the line, | + | |
− | (though he still was a mathematical one of a kind.) | + | ''But, health was still with him!'' |
− | Without asking for mercy, | + | |
− | he lifted his glass of poison, and gulp | + | ''No strife with death for his life;'' |
− | he had fulfill his prophecy.'' | + | |
+ | ''he was full of hype!'' | ||
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+ | ''His rep as a fortuneteller was on the line,'' | ||
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+ | ''(though he still was a mathematical one of a kind.)'' | ||
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+ | ''Without asking for mercy,'' | ||
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+ | ''he lifted his glass of poison, and gulp'' | ||
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+ | ''he had fulfill his prophecy.'' [1] | ||
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'''Galois, Évariste (1811 - 1832)''' was shot in the abdomen in a duel with Perscheux d'Herbinville (possible cause of duels are blindfolds of love, a scratch in his political pride, or a mess with the police) | '''Galois, Évariste (1811 - 1832)''' was shot in the abdomen in a duel with Perscheux d'Herbinville (possible cause of duels are blindfolds of love, a scratch in his political pride, or a mess with the police) | ||
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Revision as of 18:42, 10 January 2013
How to Die Like a Mathematician
Celebrating bizarre deaths of great mathematicians
By Daniel Lee
Cardano, Girolamo (1501 - 1507)
The clock ticked
and its hand hit.
The hour of his prediction
for his time in perdition.
But, health was still with him!
No strife with death for his life;
he was full of hype!
His rep as a fortuneteller was on the line,
(though he still was a mathematical one of a kind.)
Without asking for mercy,
he lifted his glass of poison, and gulp
he had fulfill his prophecy. [1]
Galois, Évariste (1811 - 1832) was shot in the abdomen in a duel with Perscheux d'Herbinville (possible cause of duels are blindfolds of love, a scratch in his political pride, or a mess with the police)
References
[1] Goodwin, Jennifer. "Gerolamo Cardano 1501 - 1576". <http://www.math.wichita.edu/history/men/cardano.html>
[2] Évariste Galois From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89variste_Galois>
Last Edited: 2013 Jan 10