Fun With Numbers

By Daniel Miessler on February 19th, 2007: Tagged as Culture | History | Mathematics

Fun With Numbers

  • http://arik.baratz.org/ Arik

    Donno about that, looks a bit like the drawn numbers were drawn to fit the theory rather to prove it. Look at 7, 8, 9 and 2.

    Sorry, personally I don’t buy it. Take a look at older numerals in http://www.skypoint.com/~waltzmn/Mathematics.html#Ancient

    Also, since the Arabs invented the modern day Algebra and the zero, you’d think their numbers are the “originals” Arabic numerals. No angles there. Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals

    – Arik

  • http://arik.baratz.org Arik

    Donno about that, looks a bit like the drawn numbers were drawn to fit the theory rather to prove it. Look at 7, 8, 9 and 2.

    Sorry, personally I don’t buy it. Take a look at older numerals in http://www.skypoint.com/~waltzmn/Mathematics.html#Ancient

    Also, since the Arabs invented the modern day Algebra and the zero, you’d think their numbers are the “originals” Arabic numerals. No angles there. Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals

    – Arik

  • http://dmiessler.com/ Daniel Miessler

    I think I agree. There’s probably some shred of real information here, but the 8 and 9 are so obvious.

  • http://dmiessler.com Daniel Miessler

    I think I agree. There’s probably some shred of real information here, but the 8 and 9 are so obvious.


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