My favorite Monroe story:
In addition to his legion of accomplishments and
contributions to the legal community, Monroe had a delightful sense of
humor. He provided what is still my all-time favorite Reference
question. He wanted to know the speed of the Earth’s rotation and how
fast the Earth traveled around the sun. He was to participate in a
debate as part of a benefit event. As a card-carrying member of the Flat
Earth Society (or so he told me), he planned to argue that if the Earth moved
at the speeds indicated, everyone would have motion sickness.
Monroe, for your humanity writ large and small, you will be
missed.
Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat
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