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Oh ... slap the heck out of my math teachers !!!! LOL


In the 3rd episode our hosts goes to central Europe to speak with the Bernoulli family
after introducing Liebnitz who was overshadowed by Newton.

As a surprise he is introduced at table to Leonhard Euler, nine generations removed
from the original mathematician.

For my whole life I have heard my math teachers condescendingly tell me that this
name is pronounces like "oiler" ... so I was taken aback and very amused with this
man, the 4th Leonhard Euler since the original pronounced his name "Uler", as it
it rhymes with ruler.

God, that gave me such a kick! Hahahaha!

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