A Long Division Mystery Cache
Hidden : 6/27/2005
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Mini log sheet.

The cache is not located at the above coordinates. It is located less than 2 miles away.


In a recently published book, the daughter of Nobel prize winning physicist Richard P. Feynman has published a collection of her father's letters. Included in the selection is a letter Feynman wrote home to his mother while he was still a student at Princeton in 1940. As a footnote to the letter, he includes this little long division problem for his father to solve. There is no solution given in the book, and we have not seen one published.

Feynman wrote:

each of the dots represents some digit (any digit)
all of the A's represent the same digit (for example, a 3)
none of the dots are the same as the A (ie, no dot can be a 3 if A is 3)




To find the latitude of the cache, SUBTRACT the divisor from the last three digits of the latitude posted above. LAT N26* 41.555' - .ddd'
To find the longitude of the cache, ADD the quotient to the longitude posted above. LON W80* 13.1140' + .qqqq'


Micro log sheet only, bring a fine point pen or pencil to sign the logbook.

Richard Feynman

"... I think I can safely say that nobody understands Quantum Mechanics" - Richard P. Feynman


Richard Phillips Feynman was one of the most influential American physicists of the 20th century, expanding greatly the theory of quantum electrodynamics. As well as being an inspiring lecturer and amateur musician, he helped in the development of the atomic bomb and was later a member of the panel which investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. For his work on quantum electrodynamics, Feynman was one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 1965, along with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga. He is also famous for his many adventures, detailed in the books Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, What Do You Care What Other People Think? and Tuva Or Bust!.

Richard Feynman was, in many respects, an eccentric and a free spirit.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

fvksrrgnty

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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