William Emerson

[R ed Bug]

Hello Finley:

According to info I got from someone on the P-list, he is indeed
historical, a minor mathematician (if memory serves), heavily re-imagined
by Pynchon. I put whatever I got under "E" on the M&D Web-guide.

Tim Ware

On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, Finley M. Walker wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> I'm new on the list, been lurking and reading for a while and enjoying
> it very much.  Been finding the explanations of some of the arcana of
> M&D most helpful.  But...the question I have which I haven't seen
> addressed yet, and please forgive me if it has been, concerns William
> Emerson, the high-flyer of Hurworth and Dixon's teacher.  Is he
> historical?  My Britannica doesn't show him.  Any help?
> 
> Thanks, Finley
> 
>