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Wed Apr-20-05 02:27 PM
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| Is Pope Benedict XVI a member of the Benedictine Order? |
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I have been told that the famed mathematician Jean Baptiste Fourier (yes - Fourier Transforms and Fourier Series) was a Benedictine priest. Rumor?
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| tubbacheez
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Wed Apr-20-05 02:37 PM
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| 1. And does he prefer Eggs Benedict for breakfast???? |
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Inquiring minds wanna know.
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| Coastie for Truth
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Wed Apr-20-05 02:44 PM
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| 3. Assuming Fourier was a Benedictine Priest |
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--- do they all study complex variables, imaginary numbers, trig series, etc per Fourier.
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| mcscajun
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Wed Apr-20-05 02:44 PM
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| 2. New Pope is not a Benedictine...as for Fourier... |
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...he began training for the priesthood in a Benedictine abbey, but left before taking vows -- to pursue his mathematical researches.
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Wed Apr-20-05 02:45 PM
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| 4. I always knew there something spiritual/mystical about Fourier Series |
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