Tag Archives: John Church

An Intuitive Approach to Fermat’s Last Theorem

Posted on March 2, 2026 by ST Editors

by John Church Pierre de Fermat’s famous “Last Theorem” states that there are no examples of x^n + y^n = z^n for n greater than 2, where x, y, z, and n are positive integers. When making this statement in … Continue reading →

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Translating Faust: Science, Fate, and Free Will

Posted on November 4, 2025 by ST Editors

by John Church As a chemistry major planning to go to graduate school, I took four years of German.  In my final year we read Goethe’s masterpiece “Faust,” based on the legend of a Doctor Faust who sold his soul … Continue reading →

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Glitches Gloomy

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by John Church This is not directly related to astronomy, but since many of our speakers rely on Macs and sometimes have compatibility issues with our system, Here is a parody on Longfellow’s “Hiawatha” that I included in one of … Continue reading →

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