I recognize one: Clifford. Most known for his essay on the Ethics of belief. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kingdon_Clifford … @KirkegaardEmil @charlesmurray
Think @charlesmurray wasn't inclusive enough in his list of eminent people? Here's the bottom 5 of each list. Recognize any?pic.twitter.com/zajGn8sXqM
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A handful, but not many.
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Fully honest, I can claim 4. Roth, Hebel, Celsius, Cardano.
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Celsius but not cause you know of him, just the scale? I recognize Maskelyne because https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4806.Longitude?ac=1&from_search=true …
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I wouldn't know manya biographical details, but wld have gotten country and century right.
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The first name gives Scandinavia away. Don't think it's so common in SE, leaving DK or NO.
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I recognize Antiphon, Celsius, Richard von Mises, Simon Flexner, and Girolamo Cardano.
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The right Antiphon? I had to look it up, there were apparently maybe 2 of them. I'd heard of the wrong one...
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These are bottom 5 of the included figures (n=3864). Not bottom 5 overall.
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That Celsius guy's name looks familiar.
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