politeness

[Dotan Cohen]

2008/9/15 Gilles Gravier <gilles at gravier.org>:
> It's just like the Doppler / *Fizeau* effect. :)
>
> We French are attached to keeping the Fizeau name in there... :)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyte_Fizeau
>
> Gilles
>

Let no man doubt the pedanticness of the French! Still the names
Herschel and Leverrier are given for the outer two gas giants, no?

I had never heard of the Doppler-Fizeau term either. Though I am
certain that at least some of the names' shortening can be attributed
not to disrespect for the scientists involved, but rather for a
principle that will no doubt be termed Dotan's Razor long after my
death: A short white lie can save a lengthy explanation.

-- 
Dotan Cohen

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