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Page Creator: Marcus du Sautoy
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Common Hope
Common Hope promotes hope and opportunity in Guatemala, partnering with children, families, and communities who want to participate in a process of development to improve their lives through education,...
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People have stars named after them, craters on the moon, even comets...but how about naming a symmetrical object in hyperspace. For a donation of over $10 you can have a new symmetrical object named after you or a friend. A great birthday present. My new book FINDING MOONSHINE (UK) or SYMMETRY (US) narrates the discovery of these new symmetrical objects that have interesting connections with objects in number theory called elliptic curves. Here is the chance to claim one of these groups and have the group named after you. I have created infinitely many of these groups so they won't run out!

A record of the names will be kept at http://findingmoonshine.blogspot.com/ Please leave the name that you would like to give to the group in the comments section. If you would like to give the group of symmetries as a birthday present or to celebrate an anniversary then leave the significant date in the comments column and I will weave the date into the construction of the symmetry group. Please email me to alert me to the fact that you have left a donation. dusautoy@maths.ox.ac.uk

NEW FEATURE: You will receive a certificate by email to record the naming of this new symmetrical object.

Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!


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Torbjörn, Birgitta, Roland, Ann-Louise 7/2/2009 $20.00 Please name a group after our friend "Lasse Johansson" 
Anonymous 6/13/2009 $22.00 For my sunshine Sophia - our anniversery is 09/23 
Linda Higginbottom 6/9/2009 $10.00 For my science and book buddy ,Dave Edwards, to celebrate his birthday on June 20th. 
Torbjörn Jansson 5/25/2009 $20.00 Please name a group after my sister in law "Lena Jansson" to celebrate her 50th birthday June 26. 
John Shimwell 5/17/2009 $25.00 Please name a group after my daughter Anna Shimwell, who was born on 28 May 1996. Happy birthday! 
Derek Camfield 5/14/2009 $20.00 For Ben Moore on his 15th birthday. Keep up the good work in science! 
Magnus Dahlström 4/30/2009 $50.00 I enjoyed your lecture in Gothenburg yesterday. I do want a group named after me "Dahlström"-group. 
Torbjörn Jansson 4/30/2009 $20.00 Please name a group after my family "Jansson". 
Chris Buckley 4/26/2009 $15.00 "The Georgina Knight Group" for my wonderful girlfriend, birthday 11 August 1991 
David Hunt 4/21/2009 $50.00 In memory of Dr Andrew Plater, a man who touched the hearts and minds of many. 
Geoffrey Morley 4/13/2009 $80.00 In Memory of my first cousin Doris Whitworth, born 10 August 1929, who died on 31 March. 
Olwyn Byron 4/1/2009 $50.00 Please name a group after my Mum, Pauline "Popsie" Byron whose birth date is 22.04.43. Thanks. 
David Zhang 3/9/2009 $10.00 For my father, Dong-ke Zhang, who first taught me the wonders of mathematics. Happy B'day! 8 Mar '64 
Simon Singh 3/1/2009 $50.00 For Harald Bohr, mathematician and footballer, born on 22 April 1887 
Derek Camfield 2/13/2009 $20.00 Please name a group after Tim Camfield for his 15th birthday 
Mark and Susan Oeltjenbruns 2/9/2009 $10.00 This group is in celebration of our wedding anniversary and five wonderful kids. 
Rachel Ineson 2/1/2009 $10.00 The Joel Ineson Group - for birthday/valentine 14th February, with love always, Rachel x 
Darshini Gallagher 1/20/2009 $10.00 Happy Birthday on the 21st of January to my daddy, Craig Gallagher, the loveliest geek in the world! 
Frank Neumann 1/12/2009 $20.00 "The Marta Kupis Group - for Marta, whose 25th birthday is on January 17th." 
Greenwich University Maths Dept 1/8/2009 $10.00 The Ameli Gottstein Group - Ameli's prize for winning the Greenwich University Christmas Maths Quiz 
Grandma and Grandpa 1/7/2009 $10.00 For Kai Kuehner, whose birthday is January 27 
Tony Mann 1/7/2009 $10.00 Jermaine Defoe Group. the star who will make Spurs the best team in north London 
Dean David 1/6/2009 $30.00 In Memory of Paul Simon David born 17-12-60 
Louella & Neil Harley 1/3/2009 $21.00 for our gorgeous daughter, Kristen, who has a passion for maths, for her 21st birthday 
M. Young (Math 1310) 12/29/2008 $10.00 Please name this group "Marjorie Marks" who is a great College Algebra teacher & is very cool! 
JadeSui 12/23/2008 $35.00 Please name a group on behalf of Evatt Bourne. For a wonderful 2009. 
Scott Keir 12/22/2008 $15.99 For Madeleine Shepherd - happy Christmas, and all the best for 2009! 
Andrew P 12/19/2008 $30.00 Please name the group "Graham Perkins" as a Christmas present for my brother. 
Mari Järve 12/19/2008 $15.00 Please name a group 'Anni Uibu' for a friend of mine who's also a mathematician. 
Carolyn Morris 12/18/2008 $20.00 Please name a group for my husband Kevlin Henney, so for once I am giving him order instead of chaos 
Alison Woolf 12/18/2008 $25.00 Please name a group for David Woolf who aspires to be a Time Lord, for Chirstmas 2008  
Gareth Dickinson 12/18/2008 $50.00 Please name the group 'Nerida Dicko' as a christmas present to my fantastic wife!  
alison wilde 12/17/2008 $15.00 Please name for Noah Slater, with 5, 2, 1983 
Chris Grollman 12/16/2008 $20.00 Great idea! Please name one for Stephen Poyer, who looks so like me that we are often confused. 
Sarah Langford 12/16/2008 $15.00 Please name a symmetry group after my brother Matthew Kippen 
Tony Mann 12/14/2008 $100.00 Please name groups after eight people whose names I'll email you as there isn't room here 
Ruben Flores 12/13/2008 $20.00 Para La Banda  
Cherry Lewis 12/13/2008 $75.00 For Dan & Leon Salter, their symmetricals Jo Smyth & Teresa Gray, & Chris Smyth to explain it all! 
Julan Dickens 12/13/2008 $100.00 Such a great plan: one each for Jenny Danczak, Felix Danczak, Fran Danczak and Leo Danczak please 
Secret Santa 12/13/2008 $15.00 For Dr Alan Williamson who should know what the group number means! 
Rob Rolfe 12/12/2008 $20.00 For my wife Judith Rolfe, born 12/09/58 
Andrew Langworthy 12/11/2008 $15.00 For my gorgeous girlfriend Catrin Lewis. Please incorporate 4.1x10^586 (in some form!) Thanks  
Carol Poole 12/11/2008 $20.00 Merry Christmas please name the shape Wandja 
Aoife Fitzpatrick 12/11/2008 $50.00 Please name the group for my wonderful husband, Peter Christopher Carroll.  
Su Chiang 12/10/2008 $40.00 Please could you name a group for Yakov and another for Evangeline? 
Vanessa Heggie 12/10/2008 $75.00 For my dad's 65th birthday - Alexander James Heggie (b. 10th December, 1943) 
James Miners 12/9/2008 $95.00 total raised = 1st prime > 2000... Please name set: Miners Hochheimer Kirkman 
Kenny MacLeod 12/7/2008 $20.00 Please name the object for Calum MacLeod - a recently retired and much loved maths teacher. 
Adam and Vicky Markham 12/7/2008 $50.00 Please name a group for "Tessa Keytes Markham" - at 10, a mathematician in the making. 
Stewart Robertson 12/6/2008 $30.00 Please name "The Wimmett" for my perfectly symetrical wife this Christmas. 
Ricci & Spinne 12/5/2008 $25.00 Mr. & Mrs. Ricci & Spinne Downard's 20th Wedding Anniversary on 27 May 2009 
Peter Cohen 12/5/2008 $10.00 please use the name "b4thebigbang" for a symmetrical object that relates to the shape of empty space 
pieceofstring 12/5/2008 $25.00 Please name the curve "noodle" for my wife 
Simon and Emily 12/4/2008 $15.00 Could you name one after Jessica Goodman? & could it involve digits of pi, like conductor 31415926? 
Mark Hurn 12/4/2008 $20.00 Please name a group for my Dad - David Hurn, his bithday is on 27 December. 
Kim Lasscock 12/3/2008 $15.00 Merry Christmas Gap 
Enzyme 12/3/2008 $10.01 Could you name one "crackhouseceilidhband"? She's a cool geek. 
tricia pickup 12/3/2008 $25.00 please name a group after our son david who is studying maths/phys at warwick university  
David 12/3/2008 $15.00 I'd like to request a group named after Phung Luu as a gift 
Morgan Parker 12/3/2008 $15.00 May I request a group for my husband's birthday? Ashley Carter. Thank you. 
Derek Camfield 12/2/2008 $20.00 Please name a group after Tim Moore for his 17th birthday 
Derek Camfield 12/2/2008 $20.00 Please name a group after Jonathan Camfield for his birthday. 
Anonymous 12/1/2008 $25.00 Please name one Pip - going on a Tshirt rotated&reflected so a bit of symetry would be nice :-) 
Cam 12/1/2008 $10.00 Sweet idea, dude! Could you name one "Repussiahtnamas"? Sammy's dob 22/2/1984. Cheers! 
Tom Hartley 11/30/2008 $25.00 Please name a symmetry group after the beautiful symmetry in my life Justine Hartley, my wife 
Karen 11/30/2008 $20.00 Please name a group after Ethan Duffell for his birthday. 
Francis Potts 11/30/2008 $10.00  
Laurence Parkes 11/30/2008 $25.00 Please name a group "The Lucy Corena Parkes Group" - a xmas present for my wife.  
Anonymous 11/29/2008 $25.00 Please name this group after Julian Ransom. 2 December is his birthday and he is Mr Perfect :-)  
Julian Samuel 11/29/2008 $20.00 Please name a group for my daughter Jessica Samuel, who did not belive that such things can be done. 
Susan and Oliver Mulligan 11/28/2008 $20.00 Please name a group "Wells-Mulligan" as a Christmas present for our daughter and son-in-law. 
Jason 11/28/2008 $20.00 Please name this group " The Chloe Richmond Balfour Group " . For the date I met my wife, 13/04/2004 
John Wheable 11/28/2008 $20.00 Please name a group for my son David Wheable to celebrate his birthday Feb 28th 1989 
Jeffrey Mazo 11/28/2008 $25.00 Please name the group after my wife, Georgina Clark-Mazo 
Ian Baudains 11/27/2008 $30.00 Please can you name a group for my daughter Amy Baudains, whose birthday is 19/12/2001 
Ionica Smeets 11/21/2008 $20.00 Please name the group after Bas Kokshoorn. 
Clifford Cunningham 11/21/2008 $15.00 Please name this group Matt Emanuele, as a Christmas present for my dear partner 
Karen Ives 11/17/2008 $20.00 A group please for my husband Stephen Ives to celebrate our 25th Anniversary on the 16 June 2009 
Geoff Savage 11/14/2008 $12.00 A symmetry for Abigail Pepperell please 
Dean David 11/10/2008 $40.00 Not bad for a gooner 
Malcolm MacArthur 11/10/2008 $30.00  
Probably Brown 11/8/2008 $13.00 March EIGHTEENTH!! - sorry Sharoné, I'm a bloke, what else do you expect? 
Probably Brown 11/8/2008 $11.00 Happy 40th Sharoné Bentoné! please use your maths-magic to weave in this birthdate: March 9th 1969 
Tony Mann 11/4/2008 $15.00 Please name a group to commemorate the wonderful goal scored by David Bentley last week 
Marc Thomas 11/4/2008 $20.00 Happy 40th Birthday Scott Thomas 
Jenny Overton 11/1/2008 $10.00 For the best maths teacher a Queenie could wish for... Happy Birthday Mr Armstrong 12.11.08 
Martin Golumbic 10/29/2008 $36.00 I would like to donate and name two groups -- $18 each "chai" in Hebrew: "Golumbic" & "Eilenberg"  
Anonymous 10/24/2008 $15.00  
Reyna Jenkyns 10/23/2008 $15.00 Please name the group The Robin Deeley Group. You can use his birthdate as a basis. January 31, 1980 
Su Knight 10/21/2008 $25.00 For my prospective father in-law - George Goodwin, birthday 30th October. 
Andrew 10/18/2008 $10.00 For my mum, Margaret Chambers. Please name a group after her! 
Lisa 8/12/2008 $25.00 Please name a shape for Grace K., for her 12th birthday 
Christoph Nowak 8/9/2008 $11.00 A birthday present for a friend of mine - Please name it after MIRI, her birthday is August 18th 
Nigel White 8/3/2008 $35.00 A gift for my son Sean, for his seventh birthday, on behalf of his grandparents. 
Liz 8/3/2008 $25.00 A shape for Mun Yau please 
Calum Robertson 7/30/2008 $20.00 For my son Rowan Robertson (born 21/11/2004) who already shows mathematical promise. 
Pete Wilkins 7/27/2008 $25.00 Please name one after my beautiful, mathematical wife Sinead O'Connor. Our anniversary is 31st July 
Steve Tierney 7/25/2008 $15.00 Another donation on behalf of Aisling Isla 
Johan Falk 7/20/2008 $50.00 Looking for a group to match the ESOF speech group... 
Alex Andrea 7/19/2008 $50.00 Marcus: Name four objects after Alessandro Butteri, Olivia Andrea, Martin Andrea, Alex Andrea 
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