The mystery of the image ofan astronaut cleaned by Rudesind

Gerry Quinn · 03 Jul 2010, 14:56 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: gerryq at indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 15:56:01 +0100
Subject: (urth) The mystery of the image
	ofan	astronaut	cleaned	by	Rudesind
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From: "Jeff Wilson" <jwilson at io.com>
> Schmitt also took this iconic image
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg
> 
> which may be the source of Rudesinde's peculiar possessive reference 
> "*your* blue Urth".


"the whole world began to rise, pivoting (I think) on Madagascar"
 [from 'The Death of Hyle']

- Gerry Quinn

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