Subject: RE: [BoundaryPoint] Re: American State Boundaries
Date: May 09, 2003 @ 00:22
Author: Flynn, Kevin ("Flynn, Kevin" <flynnk@...>)
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> It's fun to argue about measuringmuch that
> around a molecule, but c'mon. Don't get lost in the theory so
> you're immobilized in the real world.yes our try pointing pursuits really arent oriented to the real world
> Re: Ellis Island. I believe that a measurement was indeedmade of the
> boundary. The question you ask was why?do you mean me
> question might apply to numerous point-to-point boundaries.Why measure if
> you're only going from point A to point B? They just do it as partof the
> establishment of the line.length of the
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian J. Butler [mailto:bjbutler@b...]
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 4:30 AM
> To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: American State Boundaries
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> On Thursday 08 May 2003 02:07 am, you wrote:
> I seriously doubt that anyone has attempted to measure the
> Ellis Island boundary. Why would they? Estimating andmarking its position
>realize that your
> has value but determining its length is purely academic.
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> Your analogy to the "angels on a pin" argument made me
> devotion to the "definite length theory for fractal boundaries" isa matter
> of faith for you, and is therefore impervious to logic. Would youagree?
>the head of htis
> > Please let's not have the "how many angels can dance on
> > pin" discussion again. We can and do measure naturalborders, and we don't
> > need an electron microscope to do it. They did measurearound the presumed
> > 1934 low water line on Ellis Island and there is a length to it.It is
> > really silly to say that a river that courses, e.g., 10 miles mustbe
> > regarded as infinite in shorelineand equal to the Nile.http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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