The abc conjecture may well replace the Fermat theorem for the future generation of mathematicians.
Albert Einstein is credited with making some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern physics.
In an earlier paper, however, I suggested—without, I confess, having noticed the Slavic forms—that ασβὀς is a very old word indeed, reflecting directly *azgṷ-o-, the thematization of *azgu-, a form of the Wanderwort for mole (cf. Greek σκάλοψ and (ἀ)σπάλαξ, Sanskrit ākhú- mole-like rat, and Hittite āšku- mole (?) ) that travels in concert with *tasku- badger and gets confused with it also in Galatian […] and Basque (azkoin badger ).
The two men are playing a Boer sport called kennetjie, using a length of broomstick as the bat, on which is balanced a small piece of wood that serves as the 'ball'.
