Am 27.08.2007 10:09 schrieb Jon G.:
> Now I have solved the original problem that inspired all of this madness in 
> the first place.
> 
> The object was to find a non-iterative solution for the angle subtending a 
> known arc and chord on a circle.
> 
> I just couldn't let go of this problem until I got it.
> 
> Even with what I've come up with now, I still haven't "got it."
> 
> This concludes my arclength solution for the weekend.  Maybe one or two of 
> you might profit from my fixation on this problem, which has gone on for at 
> least 6 years.
> 
I wish for you, it comes out to be right. Then: congratulations!

The point of getting free of an "obsession", when "the" solution
is found may be a bit melancholic, but most time the intense
struggle has moved something in the brain to a new level
of understanding and to the ability of inner imagination of more
general problems too.

So I wish you a good walk and a good mental rest...
ehm... until next time... ;-)

See you then -

Gottfried
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Gottfried Helms, Kassel