GRGR(11) - Roland Feldspath

pmackin at clark.net pmackin at clark.net
Thu Oct 7 09:03:23 CDT 1999


Though solid state physics was a POST-war development it would have been known
about by P while writing GR. Since feldspar is a silicate Ronald's name may
suggest transistors and their implication for control, which was
Feldspath's specialty.

		P.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <pmackin at clark.net>
> To: Jeremy Osner <jeremy at xyris.com>
> 
> > Since feldspath is a variation of feldspar how does crystalline rock fit
> > into the picture.
> 
> As a native German speaker I can confirm that "feldspar" is the correct
> interpretation.
> Feldspat is the modern form of feldspar and Feldspath with an "h" at the end
> a name is a form that was used in the 19th century.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Hubert Mania
> 
> 




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