All the subscribers to The Pynchon List, who create,
on a daily basis, a veritable fount of Pynchonalia.
Claudio Calvelli helped with some Italian translations.
Grazio Falzon for his generous help with
things Maltese. His Malta Home Page is
definitely worth checking out if you're interested in Malta.
Hartwin A. Gebhardt, born in Namibia (Südwest), for generously providing historical information.
Alan Goldstein, Director, Technology Integration, Navy Office of Information, solved the mystery of "DesLant" and other seemingly obscure Navyisms.
Malcolm Hoar for his way-beyond-the-call-of-duty-bordering-on-the-saintly assistance in installing a search engine into these HyperArts pages.
Bonnie Lenore Surfus contributed her paper
on the Goddess and V., which paper is imbedded herein.
Harrison Sherwood for providing the long-sought meaning of C & O compartment
