M&D - pp 107-108 Inversion Layers

[Mark Kohut]

https://books.google.com/books?id=0utHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA115&dq=wires+to+measure+stars&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DCLqVO-3G4iegwTskYDYCg&ved=0CE0Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=wires%20to%20measure%20stars&f=false

Seems they did refer to 'wires' with(in) (or outside of) telescopes to
measure stars. And, the telescope until some later time
seemed to invert the image to viewers.

Also, re Yellow Dog...another of those loosely--goosey associations, a
later century layer of different resonance on Yellow Dog....it is a
long time phrase to apply to hard-core Democratic voters in these
United States....."a yellow dog democrat"....
came about somehow when the dems were for unions.....as Alice---were
art thou, Alice?---was always saying: It's about work (too).

On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 6:52 PM, David Ewers <dsewers at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Here in St. Helena we have the Yellow dog as constellation...and The
> Southern Cross?   Loosey-goosey... <<
>
>
> Sorry.  Zenith star, not constellation.  But you got my point, I
> reckon....<<<
>
>
> On third thought, I'm liking Becky's idea of the wires as imaginary
> constellation lines, and the Yellow Dog as constellation... (could still be
> something to the telescope lens or mirror idea, though... or maybe the
> inverted image suggests that St. helena itself is reversed or upside down,
> or underneath?)
>
>
>
> On Feb 21, 2015, at 1:41 PM Jolly good day we are having,
> <kelber at mindspring.com> <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> And, of course, there's the yellow-dog contract, which amounts to a forced
> acquiescence to bad treatment:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-dog_contract
>
> In keeping with the pretense of offering the right for slaves to become
> "free planters," while, in fact, keeping them firmly enslaved (as per the
> reference Becky gives below).
>
> Laura (checking back in after a regrettable absence)
>
>
>
> Yes!  More odious deals!
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