Re: VMs: Folio and Quire numbers

["Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pawleys Peepholes anyone?

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From: "ajb" <ajb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: 02 April 2004 18:32
Subject: Re: VMs: Folio and Quire numbers


> In message <406D0576.7CB77C75@xxxxxxxx>, Dennis <tsalagi@xxxxxxxx>
> writes
> >Bruce Grant wrote:
> >>
> >> In a sense, the problem of the VM is like the problem of the universe -
> >> given only one example, it's difficult to say whether it is typical or
> >> atypical of its species.
> >>
> >> Reminds me of the old joke about the ultimate philosophy exam
consisting
> >> of a single question:
> >
> >>          "Explain the universe. (Give two examples)."
> >
> >       I think science fiction writers have speculated about
> >this at least some.
>
> Short story by "John Wyndham" (actually John Beynon Harris) in his
> collection "The Seeds of Time". I forget the title but it might have
> been "Opposite Number" (or "Pillar to Post"?) It contained an image of
> infinitely expanding multiple universes. c. mid 1950s
>
> Also short story "What Rough Beast" by (I think) Damon Knight where the
> narrator could see and move between them. Another 1950s story.
>
> Regards
>
> Anthony
>
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