The answer to my question above is quite interesting. The ancient Sumerians used a Base-60 numeral system (eg, 60 seconds). Wiki: "The number 60, a superior highly composite number, has twelve factors, namely 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60, of which 2, 3, and 5 are prime numbers." Our Base-10 or decimal system "was invented between the...
Scientific American title: An Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculation Machine Reveals New SecretsSA subtitle: Scientists have a new understanding of the mysterious Antikythera mechanism that challenges assumptions about ancient technologyBy: Tony FreethDate: 1 January 2022 "In 1900 diver Elias Stadiatis, clad in a copper and brass helmet and a heavy canvas suit,...
Last week was a bad week for me. My health suddenly deteriorated, which scared me. My father died in 1994 at the age of almost 62. Slowly, I'm approaching his then-age. I'm eager to outlive him. My symptoms kind of reminded me of his cause of death. It has taken me about a week to recover, which felt long. Yesterday, I've had my first coffee, which still did not...
Today's blog is the result of several blog ideas that all pointed to Fibonacci numbers: island gigantism (1), symmetry (2), a possible new 5th force in nature, and obviously my 29 May 2015 blog on the Fibonacci number 7 or network science or six degrees of separation. I never wrote about Fibonacci numbers despite briefly mentioning him in my 5 February 2016...
In our current day and age, we still use 2 different, basic, and ancient numeral systems which both predate our current knowledge: the base-10 (or decimal system) and the base-60 system. The oldest number set is most likely the decimal or base-10 system as it probably dates back to prehistoric times when we used the 10 fingers of both our hands to calculate....
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