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Posted: Jan. 23 2006, 13:29 |
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In another thread I got my lunar and solar eclipses confused. It reminded me that to aid your memory mnemonics are a very good idea. Where you take the first letter of things in a list and come up with a memorable rhyme or phrase. One to help you not get your celestial bodies mixed up, as I did, is this:
position of planets in relation to the sun
Men Very Easily Make Jugs Serve useful Nocturnal Purposes
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Quite a sweeping statement!
Then I thought how could you remember the chronolgical order of Mike's albums, should you ever need this information if tubular.net is not to hand? Not the compilations just Tubular Bells HR Ommadawn etc and I came up with the next thought that there are so many, it would be too difficult. He really has given us so much music, and quite diverse too, in the last thirty years or so.
Back on topic, an old maths teacher of mine used to get us to memorise the formula for quadratic equations by singing it to the tune of Men of Harlech, a very popular Welsh song. I still can remember a bit, but don't know why I need to. What are they for, quadratic equations?! 
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....second to the right and straight on till morning....
You heard me before
Yet you hear me again
Then I die
Till I call me again
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I might have a go at this, though - could be fun when I have nothing in particular to do... 
