African Art

'Pataphysics

'Pataphysics (French: 'pataphysique) is a sardonic "philosophy of science" invented by French writer Alfred Jarry (1873–1907) intended to be a parody of science. Difficult to be simply defined or pinned down, it has been described as the "science of imaginary solutions".

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• ▸1826
• ▸HMS Alceste (1806)
• ▸Hanuman

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