"Matthew Walker -- Unlay the end of a rope. Take the first strand round the rope, and through its own bight; the second strand round the rope, though the bight of the first, and though its own bight; the third through the all three bights. Haul the ends taut." -Britannica, 1910

Matthew Walker

"Matthew Walker -- Unlay the end of a rope. Take the first strand round the rope, and through its own…