[r-t] Topical extensions

[Richard Smith]

andrew sibson wrote:

> With all the hype currently about the anniversary of
> the battle of Trafalgar, I was wondering whether
> either Nelson TB Minor or Nelson's Victory TB Minor
> will produce major extensions (or higher numbers) that
> are regular methods.

But Nelson's Victory isn't regular to start with, so a
legitimate extension must *not* be regular.  This gives
plenty of choices on eight bells:

  &-5-1-25-1-34-1-56-1,1
  &-5-1-25-1-34-1-36-1,1
  &-5-1-25-1-34-1-34-1,1
  &-5-1-25-1-4-1-56-1,1
  &-3-1-2-1-34-1-56-1,1
  &-3-1-2-1-34-1-36-1,1
  &-3-1-2-1-34-1-34-1,1
  &-3-1-2-1-4-1-56-1,1
  &-3-1-25-1-34-1-56-1,1
  &-3-1-25-1-34-1-34-1,1
  &-3-1-25-1-4-1-56-1,1

Nelson, by contrast, does not have any legitimate
extensions.

On a related note, can anyone tell me who Woodcock was, and
over whom he was victorious?

RAS