On Apr 8, 1:21=A0pm, djhe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Dorothy J Heydt) wrote:
> In article
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> kevrob =A0<AnSpid...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >...if the spammers really wanted to drive us to their websites.
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> I had always thought the Lens was round rather than ellipsoidal.
>
Perhaps. I sold all my Smith the last time I moved house, and relied
on a web page that described the Lens in those terms.
>
> So the Lens is "lenticular," which means literally "shaped like
> a lentil" -- circular in footprint, flat in cross-section, with
> somewhat tapered edges. =A0Can you find any text where Smith says
> it's ellipsoidal in footprint? =A0(And don't tell me that a circle
> is just a special case of an ellipse.)
>
A biconvex lens, looked at edge-on, seems ellipsoid, don't it?
When reading Smith, I always pictured the Lens as round, even dome-
shaped.
> Anyway. =A0How is mention of the Lens going to attract spammers?
The spam is supposed to attract US.
Kevin
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