Deflating Hyperspace

[kelber at mindspring.com]

What context does this put the math and science of ATD into?  I mean, when TRP talks about quaternions, Riemann space, and zeta functions, is he merely name-dropping?  Calling forth the atmosphere of the science and math communities of the early 20th century?  Calling forth the atmosphere of the popular understanding of science and math of that day?  How much of the math and science does TRP appear to understand from what he writes in ATD?  This is some of the science and math insight those insightless of us could use help with.

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Monte Davis <monte.davis at verizon.net>

>Dave Monroe steers us to:
>
>> "Deflating Hyperspace" by: David Pacchioli (Research/Penn 
>> State, Vol. 16, no. 4 (December, 1995))
>
>Thank you very very very much. This is the most useful single reading I've
>seen so far for putting AtD's math and science into context.
>