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This photograph was taken around 1974 of Robert Kaske, a professor of medieval literature at Cornell. Although his Border Collie Rex is more prominent, also in view is a bookcase filled with volumes of what is evidently a large reference work. The volumes along the top row bear letters, perhaps suggesting a dictionary or encyclopedia of some sort; it's unclear if those along the bottom row are part of the same set. Does anyone have any idea what the work(s) is or are? My first thought was the OED, although this is evidently not the case. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. -- Usernameunique ( talk) 05:36, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
The figure on the right is not wearing a toga, or sporting a beard, and the obvious breasts indicate it is not a man at all. But it does have close similarities to the San Ildefonso Group (which is probably Orestes and Pylades rather than Castor and Pollux; [ Prado]).
It is even closer to a similar group at the Louvre.[ here] (Given the discussion above, the various names suggested for the Louvre's copy of the Ildefonso Group is amusing: Tirage du groupe dit "de Castor et Pollux", "d'Oreste et Pylade", "de San Ildefonso", "Antinoüs et son génie", "les Decii", "les Dioscures Odesclchhi", "deux Lares", "la Paix des Grecs", "Antinoüs et Hadrien" [2].)
Having gone around the houses, I am certain it is a cast of a sculpture of Orestes and Electra attributed to Stephanos (sculptor) - the one with the naked male figure and clothed female figure whose original is in Naples.[ Cornell cast][ Cambridge cast] Our best image (right) is not very good.
As the Cornell catalogue explains at length, the naked male figure is the Stephanos Athlete, one of many similar examples; and the female figure, with flowing chiton slipping off one shoulder, is a "moderately feminized version" of the Pylades figure in the Louvre, although I've also seen it compared to the Fréjus Aphrodite. Theramin ( talk) 00:07, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
The short ton, M.T., is 2,000 pounds (907.2 kilograms).
The long ton, or W.T., is 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kilograms).
The long ton is approximately 1.12 times larger than the short ton.
This price list [3] contains the following prices:
Service | Unit | Price |
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Unitized non-containerized Cargo | W.T. | $48.44 |
Unitized non-containerized Cargo | M.T. | $42.67 |
Non-containerized Cargo unloaded from a Vessel | Higher of W.T. or M.T. | $xx.xx |
Row 1 and 2 makes perfect sense. $48.44 / $42.67 = 1.135, which is close enough to 1.12.
But I'm having trouble understanding row 3.
My best interpretation of this phrase is: "for a load that weights X long tons and Y short tons, we will charge you based on the larger number between X and Y".
But this interpretation makes no sense, because by definition Y = 1.12 * X. Y will always be greater than X. So I have no valid interpretation of the phrase "Higher of W.T. or M.T." Liberté2 ( talk) 23:52, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
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This photograph was taken around 1974 of Robert Kaske, a professor of medieval literature at Cornell. Although his Border Collie Rex is more prominent, also in view is a bookcase filled with volumes of what is evidently a large reference work. The volumes along the top row bear letters, perhaps suggesting a dictionary or encyclopedia of some sort; it's unclear if those along the bottom row are part of the same set. Does anyone have any idea what the work(s) is or are? My first thought was the OED, although this is evidently not the case. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. -- Usernameunique ( talk) 05:36, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
The figure on the right is not wearing a toga, or sporting a beard, and the obvious breasts indicate it is not a man at all. But it does have close similarities to the San Ildefonso Group (which is probably Orestes and Pylades rather than Castor and Pollux; [ Prado]).
It is even closer to a similar group at the Louvre.[ here] (Given the discussion above, the various names suggested for the Louvre's copy of the Ildefonso Group is amusing: Tirage du groupe dit "de Castor et Pollux", "d'Oreste et Pylade", "de San Ildefonso", "Antinoüs et son génie", "les Decii", "les Dioscures Odesclchhi", "deux Lares", "la Paix des Grecs", "Antinoüs et Hadrien" [2].)
Having gone around the houses, I am certain it is a cast of a sculpture of Orestes and Electra attributed to Stephanos (sculptor) - the one with the naked male figure and clothed female figure whose original is in Naples.[ Cornell cast][ Cambridge cast] Our best image (right) is not very good.
As the Cornell catalogue explains at length, the naked male figure is the Stephanos Athlete, one of many similar examples; and the female figure, with flowing chiton slipping off one shoulder, is a "moderately feminized version" of the Pylades figure in the Louvre, although I've also seen it compared to the Fréjus Aphrodite. Theramin ( talk) 00:07, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
The short ton, M.T., is 2,000 pounds (907.2 kilograms).
The long ton, or W.T., is 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kilograms).
The long ton is approximately 1.12 times larger than the short ton.
This price list [3] contains the following prices:
Service | Unit | Price |
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Unitized non-containerized Cargo | W.T. | $48.44 |
Unitized non-containerized Cargo | M.T. | $42.67 |
Non-containerized Cargo unloaded from a Vessel | Higher of W.T. or M.T. | $xx.xx |
Row 1 and 2 makes perfect sense. $48.44 / $42.67 = 1.135, which is close enough to 1.12.
But I'm having trouble understanding row 3.
My best interpretation of this phrase is: "for a load that weights X long tons and Y short tons, we will charge you based on the larger number between X and Y".
But this interpretation makes no sense, because by definition Y = 1.12 * X. Y will always be greater than X. So I have no valid interpretation of the phrase "Higher of W.T. or M.T." Liberté2 ( talk) 23:52, 19 September 2023 (UTC)