The Shape Of Numbers
Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:52 pm
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Re: The Shape Of Numbers
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:04 pm
wrong.
http://phoenicia.org/imgs/phoenumbering.jpg
This is what phonecian numbering looks like. Never seen this crackpot theory, but thanks for sharing.
http://phoenicia.org/imgs/phoenumbering.jpg
This is what phonecian numbering looks like. Never seen this crackpot theory, but thanks for sharing.
Re: The Shape Of Numbers
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:53 pm
I thought that was going to be about 'male, female' numbers, in that 1 is male, 2 is female, 3 is male again (or female), and so on...
I don't know where this theorem is from, though.
I don't know where this theorem is from, though.
Re: The Shape Of Numbers
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:18 pm
raum, your link, I think its something wrong with it...But that's certainly an interesting take on it, true or false..
Re: The Shape Of Numbers
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:09 pm
Sorry my link didn't work; here is the skinny. Phonecian numerals are like roman numerals, in a lot of ways. They have marks that represent 1, 5, 10, 20, and 100. All other numbers in their script are formed by the combination of these numbers. Make the mark for "1" three times, and it is the number "3". The modern numerals have NO ground in phonecian mathematics or writing.
The truth is always more interesting.
The truth is always more interesting.
Re: The Shape Of Numbers
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:04 am
Oh well, sounded good when I read it. Guess that you can't trust everything you read.