--- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "iro3isdx" <xznwrjnk-evca@...> wrote: > > The Ptolemaic account of cycles and epicycles should surely count as > algorithmic, though the algorithm is less tractable. Actually, with computers, it's highly tractable. But you raise a good point. Old theories never die, they just fade away. That is, we can hold onto them *and* some newer theories, and choose which to use on a case-by-case basis. Heck, we still hold horse races! Josh WEB VIEW: http://tinyurl.com/ku7ga4 TODAY: http://alturl.com/whcf 3 DAYS: http://alturl.com/d9vz 1 WEEK: http://alturl.com/yeza GOOGLE: http://groups.google.com/group/Wittrs YAHOO: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wittrs/ FREELIST: //www.freelists.org/archive/wittrs/09-2009
