Leigh Mercer
Leigh Mercer (1893–1977) was a noted British wordplay and recreational mathematics expert.[1] He is best known for devising the celebrated palindrome "A man, a plan, a canal — Panama!".[2]
The following mathematical limerick is attributed to him:[3]
This is read as follows:
References
- ↑ A. Ross Eckler: Leigh Mercer, Palindromist. In: Word Ways. Volume 24, Issue 3, 1991, Article 2, p. 131–138
- ↑ Published in Notes and Queries, 13 Nov. 1948, according to The Yale Book of Quotations, F. R. Shapiro, ed. (2006, ISBN 0-300-10798-6).
- ↑ "Math Mayhem". Lhup.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
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