nemesis <nam### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> clipka escreveu:
> > Yes, Schwartzschild (an interesting name coincidence, by the way, that someone
> > whose name translates to "Blackshield" should be the first to discover the
> > formula for a black hole's event horizon) did his calculations for the most
> > simple of black holes.
>
> Indeed.  And thanks for the info, I was afraid he was son of
> Schwarzzenegger or something. :P

Just googled around a bit. Looks like Arnold "Arnie" Schwarzenegger (just one
"z" BTW) bears a surname derived from a Swiss location called "Schwarzenegg",
which in turn might translate to "black corner/region" or something alike.

Another BTW: With contemporary German orthography, "Schwartzschild" would lose
the "t" in his name... like "Rothschild" (which is "Redshield") would lose the
"h"...

..... I must confess though that this information has absolutely *nothing* to do
with black holes or cosmology or anything remotely close :P

(... except if you're opting for a holistic view on our universe ;))

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