''legend derives the name 'Odessa' from the word-play: in French (which was then the language spoken at the Russian court), 'plenty of water' is assez d'eau; if said backwards. [..]
I was computing Lyapunov exponents named after a Russian mathematician who lived in Odessa.
I chose to write on it because it reflects the world around it like a mirror (from a glorious free trade port to the 2 world wars and post war replenishes). A city with an identity called history.
''legend derives the name 'Odessa' from the word-play: in French (which was then the language spoken at the Russian court), 'plenty of water' is assez d'eau; if said backwards. [..]
ReplyDeleteI was computing Lyapunov exponents named after a Russian mathematician who lived in Odessa.
Pretty coincidence of imagination.
Thank you for sharing, I like coincidences.
ReplyDeleteI chose to write on it because it reflects the world around it like a mirror (from a glorious free trade port to the 2 world wars and post war replenishes). A city with an identity called history.
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