The term, tofuledger, was originallyused to describeaccountbooks made by tofu sellers where eachsale is clearly recorded and allthecostsandprofits are countedatthe end of each month.
Now a collection of the inventor's personal belongings, including his library of scientific books, a cluster of scientific instruments and a letter documenting the teakettle incident are all coming up for sale at Sotheby's London on March 20.
Little matter that, as the journalists told the court, they had selected their quotes from books licensed by Al Azhar, the Cairo-based font of Islamic orthodoxy, and on saleall over the kingdom.