Re: Quiz Part 2

I think the grammar causes confusion.

The distinction it is trying to make is that Ariel was launched by an American rocket, whereas Prospero (who could control Ariel in the play) was launched by a British rocket.

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"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
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> Jonathan Lewis wrote:

>

> >Answers in-line

> >

> >--

> >Regards

> >

> >Jonathan Lewis

> >http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk

> >

> >  The educated person is not the person

> >  who can answer the questions, but the

> >  person who can question the answers -- T. Schick Jr

> >

> >

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> >http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/tutorial.html

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> >

> >

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> >see http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html

> >____UK___November

> >

> >

> >The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ

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> >"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message

> >news:3fa46d5b$0$28121$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...

> >

> >

> >>Two desperately simple questions.

> >>

> >>1. Who said "I'll put a girdle round about the Earth"?

> >>

> >>

> >

> >Puck - in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

> >

> >

> >

> >>2. Why was the first British artificial satellite incorrectly

named?


> >>

> >>

> >

> >It was called Ariel 3 - and Ariel appeared in The Tempest.

> >(But Ariel 3 lost out to Puck in orbital speed - Arial only

> >managed 95 minutes, Puck claimed 40).

> >

> >

> >

> >>Just testing

> >>HJR

> >>

> >>

> Fascinating. Based on your post I found this:

>

> "1967: First all-British satellite 'Ariel 3' launched"

>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5/newsid_2511000/
2511263.stm


>

> But can anyone explain this?

>

> "This was followed in 1971 by the first British satellite, Prospero,

put


> into orbit on a Black Arrow rocket."

>

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/6133/launchsites.html


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> Thanks.

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