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	The Adventures of Tintin - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Professor Cuthbert Calculus is a distracted, hard-of-hearing professor, who invented many objects used in the series, such as the Moon rocket, a one-person submarine and an ultrasound weapon.
		Calculus is an idealist and seeks to benefit mankind by inventions such as a pill that cures alcoholism by making alcohol taste horrible to the patient.
		Calculus' deafness is a frequent source of humour, as he repeats back what he thinks he has heard, usually in the most unlikely words possible: "attachez votre ceinture" (fasten your belt) is repeated as "une tache de peinture?" (a paint stain).
	open-encyclopedia.com /Snowy (3750 words)

	The Adventures of Tintin - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Professor Cuthbert Calculus is a distracted, hard-of-hearing professor, who invented many objects used in the series, such asa one-person shark-shaped submarine, theMoon rocket and an ultrasound weapon.
		Calculus' deafness is a frequent source of humour, as he repeats back what hethinks he has heard, usually in the most unlikely words possible: "attachez votre ceinture" (fasten your belt) is repeated as "une tache de peinture?" (a paint stain).
		Calculus is a fervent believer in dowsing, andcarries a pendulum for that purpose.
	www.world-knowledge-encyclopedia.com /?t=Tintin (2663 words)

	The Calculus Affair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Calculus Affair (originally L'affaire Tournesol) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero.
		Concerned that Calculus is in danger, Tintin and Haddock decide to follow him to Geneva.
		The political background of The Calculus Affair is based on the Cold War and the measures that both sides would go to in order to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Calculus_Affair (560 words)

	Tintin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		It's widely admitted that the Calculus character was inspired by Auguste Piccard.
		Calculus first appeared in Red Rackham's Treasure, and was the end result of Hergé's long quest to find the archetypal mad scientist (For instance, Dr. Sarcophogus in Cigars of the Pharaoh, Prof.
		In The Calculus Affair, Borduria is used as a metaphor of a communist country.
	www.esdng5.com /en/wikipedia/t/ti/tintin.html (2277 words)

	The Adventures of Tintin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is possible that this trait, along with Calculus' deafness were based on French physicist Yves Rocard.
		The Calculus character was most likely inspired by Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard.
		Science Fiction (Moon and Flight 714) in Moon, Tintin lands on the moon, and in 714 he flies away in a UFO only to be dumped on a raft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin (3446 words)

	Auguste Piccard
		His grandson Bertrand Piccard also became a balloonist, taking part in the first world circumnavigation.
		Auguste Piccard is supposed to have been the inspiration for Professor Cuthbert Calculus (Professeur Tryphon Tournesol) in Tintin.
		Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/au/auguste_piccard.html (442 words)

	Read about The Adventures of Tintin at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research The Adventures of Tintin and learn about The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Professor Cuthbert Calculus is a distracted, hard-of-hearing professor, who invented many objects used in the series, such as a one-person shark-shaped submarine, the Moon
		Calculus seeks to benefit mankind by inventions such as a pill that cures
		Calculus' deafness is a frequent source of humour, as he repeats back what he thinks he has heard, usually in the most unlikely words possible: "attachez votre ceinture" (fasten your
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Tintin (2487 words)

	calculus
		Very absent-minded, hearing impaired, intuitive and sentimental to the extreme, Calculus is capable of the most unexpected &endash; and sometimes really weird &endash; connections with reality, by simply using his pendulum.
		Both his appearance and his manner are an anachronism, and there is a subtle contrast between his behaviour, which is that of at least a century earlier, and his highly advanced inventions.
		Calculus is intrigued by everything, by botany as much as physics, by electronics as much as dowsing, and Hergé; even seems to have given him some of his own interest in the occult and parapsychology.
	www.tintinmilou.free.fr /characters/uk/calculus.htm (390 words)

	Tintin Characters Guide: C (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		In The Calculus Affair, the professor was imprisoned in the Fortress of Bakhine.
		Calculus never uses hearing aids because he believes he is only slightly hard of hearing, and hearing aids are for it is for the deaf (Destination Moon, page 8).
		He thought Calculus had committed sacrilege by putting the sacred Inca bracelet, thus he kidnapped Calculus and wanted him dead.
	www.tintinologist.org /guides/characters/c.html (1303 words)

	Tintin: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Tintin
		His inventions are usually disliked by Haddock, although Calculus usually interprets this the other way round.
		His deafness is a frequent source of humour, as he repeats back what he thinks he has heard: "attachez votre ceinture" "une tache de peinture?".
		Syldavia in the Balkans, and neighbouring Borduria, which is set to invade the country in King Ottokar's Sceptre -- this situation parallels respectively Czechoslovakia or Austria and expansionist Nazi Germany prior to World War II.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ti/Tintin.html (1203 words)

	Red Rackham's Treasure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Another petitioner is Cuthbert Calculus, an eccentric and largely deaf inventor who offers the use of a special shark shaped submarine to help search for the sunken ship without being bothered by the numerous sharks in the area.
		Calculus' sub proves useful for the search for the ship itself while the actual examination of the wreck itself is done with a hardhat diving suit.
		In the cellars of the main house, they discover the treasure hidden in a globe of a statue of Saint John who is often called The Eagle which is the signature bird of the saint and was holding a cross above the treasure, just as the map said.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/Red-Rackham's-Treasure.htm (503 words)

	Tintin's Friends and Enemies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Next to this, he's a very sensitive man who gets on very well with Tintin, for whom he would risk his life, and is quite attached to Cuthbert Calculus.
		Cuthbert Calculus is a rather crazy and almost deaf scientific.
		Calculus finds her charming and they get on well, for both are deaf in their own way...
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/lion/110/Tintin2.html (1114 words)

	3033 Cuthbert Calculus: A LEGO® creation by Oliver Kutsche : MOCpages.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Tryphon Tournesol AKA Cuthbert Calculus AKA Professor Bienlein made from one 3033 blue tub and two green plates -- way too less green bricks..
		Cuthbert Calculus from Hergé's Tintin is named Tryphon Tournesol in French and Professor Bienlein in German (aus "Tim und Struppi").
		When building Cuthbert I had to realize that sometimes a 3033 blue tub isn't enough.
	www.mocpages.com /moc.php/1687 (163 words)

	Agent Smedley saves the day
		The various different roles were played by a number of people who'd probably prefer not to be named here in view of their genrally appalling conduct.
		Cuthbert runs out of the building and over to the German lines waving a white flag.
		The carnival cart, along with Cuthbert Calculus, whom we frankly expected to have a larger role in this game, is blown to smithereens.
	www.angelfire.com /ak2/newmanbyrne/agent.html (6738 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Red Rackhams Treasure (Adventures of Tintin (Paperback)): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		However, almost as important as the search for the treasure is our introduction to the final pivotal member of the Tintin family, as Professor Cuthbert Calculus offers the service of his small shark-proof submarine for exploring the ocean floor.
		However, almost as important as the search for the treasure is our introduction to the final pivotal member of the Tintin family, as Professor Calculus offers the service of his small shark-proof submarine for exploring the ocean floor.
		calculus has developed a shark shaped submersible, which he insists the captain will need on his quest to locate red rackham's treasure.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0316358347 (975 words)

	Doubleperf \| Blog \| Health Week: Part 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		I'm sure it's good for her, as the dentist isn't really supposed to do the regular checkups, but I miss her singing along with "another thirty minutes of continuous soft rock" as I stare at the lily-pads on the ceiling and try to appreciate my situation vis-a-vis, say, medieval dental patients.
		Nothing wrong with Cuthbert, though, least of all his name.
		He introduced himself to me as "C.B.," but I think "Cuthbert" is a pretty great name.
	www.doubleperf.com /blog/archives/000135.html (146 words)

	Syldavia.net - Homepage for David Wise
		Tintin and his good friend Captain Haddock are called to Syldavia again by their scientist friend Cuthbert Calculus in "Destination Moon", where they participate in a bold Syldavian project to launch a nuclear-powered rocket to the moon and back.
		This adventure continues in "Explorers on the Moon", where Tintin, his dog Snowy, Captain Haddock and Calculus have many adventures including the discovery of water-ice in lunar caverns, meteorite impacts, a hostile stowaway, and Bordurian sabotage.
		Tintin next travels to Syldavia with Captain Haddock on a mission to rescue Cuthbert Calculus in in "The Calculus Affair." Calculus has been kidnapped by agents from Borduria who want the plans for a secret sonic machine capable of tremendous destructive potential.
	www.syldavia.net /about.htm (989 words)

	intin information,tintin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		His deafness is a frequent source of humour, as he repeats back what he thinks he has heard, usually in the most unlikelywords possible: "attachez votre ceinture" (fasten your belt) is repeated as "une tache de peinture?" (a paint stain).
		Calculus first appeared in Red Rackham's Treasure, and was the end result of Hergé's longquest to find the archetypal mad scientist (For instance, Dr. Sarcophogusin Cigars of the Pharaoh, Prof.
		Syldavia in the Balkans, and neighbouring Borduria, which is set to invade the country in King Ottokar's Sceptre —; this situation parallelsrespectively Czechoslovakia or Austria and expansionist Nazi Germany prior to World War II In The Calculus Affair, Borduria is used as a metaphorof a communist country.
	www.vsearchmedia.com /intin.html (2650 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		His creator, Georges Remi, (Herge is his initials reversed) indulged in his love of travelling by creating the intrepid boy reporter who went to the farthest corners of the globe and did the most daring things.
		His companions included his faithful dog Snowy, the colourful Capt Haddock (remember his billions and billions of blue blistering barnacles?), the bumbling detectives, the Thompson twins (with and without the P), the brilliant Professor Cuthbert Calculus and Capt Haddock's long suffering butler, Nestor.
		The Calculus Affair has professor Calculus in the eye of a storm with opposing factions from Slydavia and Borduria.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003112900680300.htm&date=2003/11/29/&prd=yw& (256 words)

	Tintin and the Blue Oranges (1965)
		But there both Calculus and Zalamea are kidnapped and Tintin and Captain Haddock are forced to go on the trail of international criminals who want to obtain the orange.
		Tintin may arguably be the world’s greatest (non-superhero) children’s comic book, indeed was a fondly remembered part of this author’s own childhood.
		And then of course there was the memorable line-up of comedic characters — the recovering alcoholic buffoonery of Captain Haddock and his flamboyantly apoplectic insults, the perpetually hard-of-hearing Professor Calculus, the screeching diva Bianca Castafiore, the bumbling identical detectives Thompson and Thomson.
	www.moria.co.nz /fantasy/blueoranges.htm (1038 words)

	THE BRAD BLOG: "Open Thread for Peg C..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Cuthbert, a big part of the problem with the UN is that the US DOESN'T PAY IT'S BILLS.
		Da Wookie and Cuthbert Calculus; Yeah all nations are required to be united for the United Nations to be all it can be.
		It is also leading me to the opinion that most people in positions power are only entitled to a bullet between the eyes and an unmarked grave and I find that difficult to come to terms with.
	www.bradblog.com /archives/00001191.htm (6505 words)

	Hergé's Adventures of Tintin - Nostalgia Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Tintin and his dog Snowy made their TV debut in 1961 in a series of five-minute episodes, complete with cliff-hanger endings, and arrived in Britain a year later dubbed into English by Peter Hawkins (who also provided voices for The Flowerpot Men, Captain Pugwash and The Daleks).
		Tintin was accompanied on his adventures by grog-swilling Captain Haddock, two inept Scotland Yard detectives called the Thompson Twins (who also provided the name of a 1980s pop group), and the audibly challenged Professor Cuthbert Calculus.
		In 1986 Tintin and Alpha-Art, the last (unfinished) adventure of Tintin was published, three years after the death of Georges Rémi.
	www.nostalgiacentral.com /tv/kids/tintin.htm (215 words)

	Red Rackham's Treasure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		With his shark-shaped mini-submarine, the new comer and inventor Cuthbert Calculus will help in the discovery of the treasure and will ultimately contribute to allow Captain Haddock to acquire his family’s estate: Marlinspike Hall.
		Tintin, Haddock and the Thomsons, with the parchments left by Captain Haddock’s illustrious ancestor in their hands, embark into the search of Red Rackham’s treasure.
		This will be a rough adventure full of surprises, not to mention the presence of Professor Calculus and his underwater exploration new invention.
	tintin.francetv.fr /en/aventures/albums/treso.html (188 words)

	Tintin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		He, along with Calculus and the Thompsons, is one of Tintin's best human friends, and although there are times when he's serious, he replaced Snowy as the main provider of humorous happenings.
		Jolyon Wagg: insurance salesman for Rock Bottom Insurance Co., leader of the Jolly Follies, and general know-it-all, Jolyon Wagg is introduced during a storm in The Calculus Affair.
		Cutts: introduced in The Calculus Affair, this is the man who gets all the wrong number calls in Marlinspike.
	paul.durdin.net /tintin/goodies.html (968 words)

	The Adventures of Tintin
		1.3 Professor Cuthbert Calculus - Professeur Tryphon Tournesol
		Snowy, an exceptionally white fox terrier, is Tintin's four-legged companion who always travels all around the world with his master.
		In December 1999, a pirate X-rated comic book Tintin in Thailand came in circulation.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Tintin (3368 words)

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