Firstly，oscillationbetweeneventsofimperialandoflocalinterest，theanticipateddiamondjubileeofQueenVictoriaborn1820，acceded1837
andtheposticipatedopeningofthenewmunicipalfishmarket：secondly，apprehensionofoppositionfromextremecirclesonthequestionsoftherespectivevisitsofTheirRoyalHighnesses，thedukeandduchessofYorkreal，andofHisMajestyKingBrianBoruimaginary；thirdly，aconflictbetweenprofessionaletiquetteandprofessionalemulationconcerningtherecenterectionsoftheGrandLyricHallonBurghQuayandtheTheatreRoyalinHawkinsstreet：fourthly，distractionresultantfromcompassionforNellyBouverist’snon-intellectual，non-political，nontopicalexpressionofcountenanceandconcupiscencecausedbyNellyBouverist’srevelationsofwhitearticlesofnonintellectual，non-political，non-topicalunderclothingwhilesheNellyBouveristwasinthearticles：fifthly，thedifficultiesoftheselectionofappropriatemusicandhumorousallusionsfromEverybody’sBookofJokes1，000pagesandalaughineveryone；sixthly，therhymeshomophonousandcacophonous，associatedwiththenamesofthenewlordmayor，DanielTallon，thenewhighsheriff，ThomasPileandthenewsolicitorgeneral，DunbarPlunketBarton。
Whatrelationexistedbetweentheirages？
16yearsbeforein1888whenBloomwasofStephen’spresentageStephenwas6。16yearsafterin1920whenStephenwouldbeofBloom’spresentageBloomwouldbe54。In1936whenBloomwouldbe70andStephen54theiragesinitiallyintheratioof16to0wouldbeas171/2to131/2，theproportionincreasingandthedisparitydiminishingaccordingasarbitraryfutureyearswereadded，foriftheproportionexistingin1883hadcontinuedimmutable，conceivingthattobepossible，tillthen1904whenStephenwas22Bloomwouldbe374andin1920whenStephenwouldbe38，asBloomthenwas，Bloomwouldbe646whilein1952whenStephenwouldhaveattainedthemaximumpostdiluvianageof70Bloom，being1190yearsalivehavingbeenbornintheyear714，wouldhavesurpassedby221yearsthemaximumantediluvianage，thatofMethusalah，969years，while，ifStephenwouldcontinuetoliveuntilhewouldattainthatageintheyear3072A。D。，Bloomwouldhavebeenobligedtohavebeenalive83，300years，havingbeenobligedtohavebeenbornintheyear81，396B。C。
Whateventsmightnullifythesecalculations？