Speculation about his life and death continues among historians.

Speculation about the Blue Mountains Panther includes the theory that it is descended from either circus or zoo escapees, or is a descendant of a military mascot.

Speculation began about Wiley's identity, with Tom Stoppard, Frank Muir, Alan Bennett and Noël Coward all rumoured.

Speculation about the ' real person ' behind the guises of the dream-surrogates or about the function of the dream in relation to the unresolved stresses of this hypothetical mind is fruitless, for the tensions and psychological problems in Finnegans Wake concern the dream-figures living within the book itself.

Speculation and fascination spark imaginations about the source.

* Speculation on what the rules were at BoardGameGeek. Com —" I think experienced game-players can make some reasonable judgments about what the rules probably were.

Speculation was rife at the beginning of 1989 about the possibility of Graf winning another Grand Slam.

Speculation about his sexuality include rumors of an incestuous relationship with his elder sister, Mabel, who may have become pregnant by her brother and miscarried.

Speculation was rife about Dudek's dissatisfaction with life at Real, and an end-of-season return to Feyenoord where he would work more closely with coach Leo Beenhakker – his former boss at Feyenoord and also at the helm of the Polish national team – was a possibility, but nothing materialised, and with former teammate Jordi Codina leaving to join Getafe CF, the 36-year old eventually accepted a new one-year deal to remain at the club, while also speaking about his contentment.

Speculation about the accident has therefore continued to the present day, particularly in Mozambique.

Speculation about the rings ' origin has been traced to Turkey, Egypt and the Middle East and as far back as the 1st century.

Speculation about Goldsmith's romantic life was a popular topic in the British media: for example, in the press, there were a number of claims that James Goldsmith was the illegitimate father of family friend Princess Diana, due to his friendship with Diana's mother, and later with Diana.

Speculation about animal intelligence gradually yielded to scientific study after Darwin placed humans and animals on a continuum, although Darwin ’ s largely anecdotal approach to the topic would not pass scientific muster later on.

Speculation about life on Mars exploded in the late 19th century, following telescopic observation by some observers of apparent Martian canals — which were however soon found to be optical illusions.

Speculation about vice presidential possibilities ( besides Cheney ) included:

Speculation about foul play has never been substantiated.

* Speculation about his taking office or not as Comptroller, in NYT on November 9, 1906

Speculation about her future arose in 2004 after she criticised a speech by leader Don Brash.

:" The public must be satisfied that Oswald was the assassin ; that he had no confederates who are still at large ; and that evidence was such that he would have been convicted at trial ... Speculation about Oswald's motivation ought to be cut off ... Unfortunately the facts on Oswald seem about too pat — too obvious ( Marxist, Cuba, Russian wife, etc.

Speculation about Nazism and occultism has become part of popular culture since at least 1959.

Speculation about the name's origins have included the Greek for " from the womb ", and a handbag brandname.

Speculation as to the future of the series came to an end on February 2, 2005, when UPN announced the series had been cancelled and its final episode would air on Friday, May 13, 2005.

* Speculation that, in 1547 – 8, Queen Catherine Parr, widow of Henry VIII, and her fourth husband Thomas Seymour were involved in a ménage with the future Queen Elizabeth, is probably exaggerated, although there were well attested episodes of sexually charged horseplay involving the three.

Speculation increased about his future despite his willingness to stay with Bolton.

Speculation about Stukley's future role became intense.

Speculation then turned to Braham's future ; specifically, whether she would contest the seat as an independent.

Speculation about Thomson's future increased after he ( and Scott Brown ) appointed Willie McKay as his agent.

Niven's essay " Exercise in Speculation: The Theory and Practice of Teleportation " was published in the collection All the Myriad Ways In it he discusses the ideas that underlie his teleportation stories.

Speculation that the Roman dictator Julius Caesar was born by the method now known as C-section is apparently false.

Speculation long abounded afterwards that the bid was hindered by Toronto Maple Leafs president Stafford Smythe ; after a failed Vancouver-based business deal, he was quoted as saying that the city would not get a NHL franchise in his lifetime.

Speculation exists that the character of Norman Dale was named for Norm Ellenberger, whose middle name is Dale.

Speculation that an extended jam session would be released either under the title Mechanical Bliss, or Naked in the Jungle, or Stiff Upper Lip, came to nothing, and Morrison's next album was A Period of Transition in 1977, a collaboration with Dr. John, who had appeared at The Last Waltz concert with Morrison in 1976.

Speculation exists that the South River Club's first clubhouse was built here.

Speculation has led to a romantic Indian myth ; to the mistaken belief that it was 96 miles to the nearest Cherokee settlement of Keowee ; to a counting of creeks crossing the main road leading from Lexington, S. C, to Ninety-Six, S. C .; to an interpretation of a Welsh expression, " nanty -

Speculation among listeners that the label could continue ceased when Reznor successfully sued co-founder John Malm for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty ( amongst others ), ensuring that the Nothing era was over, but the label would not cease to exist until 2007.

The random character of stock market prices was first modelled by Jules Regnault, a French broker, in 1863 and then by Louis Bachelier, a French mathematician, in his 1900 PhD thesis, " The Theory of Speculation ".

Speculation has arisen that Carroll may have written the story using his own direct experience with episodes of micropsia resulting from the numerous migraines he was known to suffer from.

Speculation has it that Caldwell was chosen because of its close proximity to the original Bullard dwelling.

Speculation ended when Phyllis Grosskurth discovered the diaries of John Addington Symonds, who attended Harrow School while Vaughan was headmaster.

It was as the leading character in such plays as the Game of Speculation, My Awful Dad, Cool as a Cucumber, Patter versus Clatter, and Little Toddlekins, that he especially excelled.

Speculation that Rutherford was secretly buried at Beth Sarim has been called " private rumor ", ' frequently disproven ', and " myth ".

Speculation was rampant during early summer of 2012 that Alfredsson would announce his retirement, but on July 31 he confirmed that he would be returning for his 17th season with the Senators.

Speculation abounded that this was part of a plan to discourage other parties from running candidates in the belief that Lenihan would prove unbeatable and so get the office unopposed.

Speculation surrounds the move, possibly because it was in secret.

Speculation suggests that Andersen was the illegitimate son of prince Christian Frederik ( later King Christian VIII of Denmark ), and found this out some time before he wrote the book, and then that being a swan in the story was a metaphor not just for inner beauty and talent but also for secret royal lineage.

Speculation has suggested that Harlow suffered a post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, following scarlet fever when she was young, which may have caused high blood pressure and ultimately kidney failure.

* Speculation by paranormal researchers that the so-called " starchild skull ", an abnormal human skull allegedly found in Mexico, was the product of extraterrestrial-human breeding or extraterrestrial genetic engineering, despite DNA evidence debunking such claims.