4.666 Special Subject in Numerical Interpolation Solution
The letter-number combinations such as E60 and N42 where main of
the pairs have simple numbers makes it clear the first number in
each pair is an MIT building number. The second numbers are
indices into the name attached to each building. Some of these
buildings do not have names or do not exist anymore as of 2024 but
I found the names on a
historical map from 2000.
- (3,8) MACLAUR(I)N
- (39,5) BROW(N)
- (E60,3) AR(T)HUR D LITTLE
- (54,3) GR(E)EN
- (7,1) (R)OGERS
- (16,7) DORRAN(C)E
- (13,4) BUS(H)
- (66,2) L(A)NDAU
- (66,3) LA(N)DAU
- (7,3) RO(G)ERS
- (18,3) DR(E)YFUS
- -
- (66,5) LAND(A)U
- (13,1) (B)USH
- (E38,6) SUFFO(L)K
- (E40,6) MUCKL(E)Y
-
- (N42,4) ? (P)
- (16,5) DORR(A)NCE
- (18,2) D(R)EYFUS
- (E60,11) ARTHUR D LIT(T)LE
- (E18,7) HORACE (S)AYFORD FORD
- ;
- <line break>
- (39,5) BROW(N)
- (3,8) MACLAUR(I)N
- (16,6) DORRA(N)CE
- ;
-
<line break>
- (E17,4) SEE(L)EY G MUDD
- (NE80,2) H(I)LL
- (54,1) (G)REEN
- (E19,1) (H)ORACE SAYFORD FORD
- (E60,10) ARTHUR D LI(T)TLE
-
- (E18,4) HOR(A)CE SAYFORD FORD
- (3,9) MACLAURI(N)
- (36,9) FAIRCHIL(D)
-
<line break>
- (E17,8) SEELEY G (M)UDD
- (36,2) F(A)IRCHILD
- (E17,7) SEELEY (G) MUDD
- (38,3) FA(I)RCHILD
- (E40,3) MU(C)KLEY
It spells INTERCHANGE-ABLE PARTS; NIN; LIGHT AND MAGIC. These are
three different clues for the word INDUSTRIAL.