[Phys-L] Re: SciAM goof

[ludwik kowalski <kowalskil@MAIL.MONTCLAIR.EDU>]

I think that Scientific American became much less scientific than it
was when first I discovered it.  That was more than 40 years ago.
Ludwik Kowalski

On Dec 15, 2005, at 12:24 PM, John Clement wrote:

> After a bit more searching, I think the original article has been
> pulled,
> possibly for the incorrect use of terminology.  Both journals should be
> ashamed.
>
> I sent a letter to the editors.  Now if others do likewise the article
> may
> be pulled or corrected more quickly.  If anyone knows one of the
> editors a
> personal E-mail would be more effective because they already know the
> source
> is legitimate.
>
> It took a year for Information Please almanac to correct a bad formula
> that
> I reported.  I realize they get lots of crank letters, but surely it
> should
> not take that long to fix things.
>
> John M. Clement
> Houston, TX
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