Today Puzzle #729
Puzzle No. 729 鈥� Thursday 30 April
On this day, the 30th April in 1897, Cambridge University physicist J.J.Thomson announced the discovery of the electron. Using only the letters from the word ELECTRON, what word of 7 letters can you make that is a typical object in a university lecture theatre?
Today’s #PuzzleForToday has been set by Bobby Seagull, school maths teacher, author and Cambridge University Doctorate student.
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LECTERN.
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