tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post4738075587994756785..comments2024-03-19T07:31:11.465+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Mr GordonKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-58561689091049513102023-03-05T18:28:12.333+00:002023-03-05T18:28:12.333+00:00Kaor, Jim!
We should expect that to happen, as ce...Kaor, Jim!<br /><br />We should expect that to happen, as centuries and millennia pass.<br /><br />Ad astra! SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-4589250818503771072023-03-05T01:10:07.393+00:002023-03-05T01:10:07.393+00:00Yes, the shapes of the numerals are likely to chan...Yes, the shapes of the numerals are likely to change.<br />See this:<br />https://www.mindurhindi.com/basic-words-and-phrases-in-hindi/hindi-numbers-1-10/<br />The numerals now used in European descended cultures & those commonly used in India, are descended from the same numerals invented in India a few millennia ago, but the shapes diverged.Jim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-47711055422023333882016-09-30T07:23:31.860+01:002016-09-30T07:23:31.860+01:00Kaor, David!
That is what I had in mind, shapes o...Kaor, David!<br /><br />That is what I had in mind, shapes of numbers changing till they would be unrecognizable by us. But, yes, the shape for the number 3 could change drastically, but the CONCEPT of "3" would remain the same under whatever form it took.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-72511261797500748822016-09-29T19:07:43.084+01:002016-09-29T19:07:43.084+01:00Sean:
I figured the unfamiliar numbers were simply...Sean:<br />I figured the unfamiliar numbers were simply because the SHAPES of the numerals changed until they weren't recognizable, but each still MEANT the same thing. As you say, our decimal numbering system WORKS. David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-53164650021421974662016-09-29T16:46:49.232+01:002016-09-29T16:46:49.232+01:00Kaor, Paul!
What * I * thought was wondering HOW ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />What * I * thought was wondering HOW numbers would look DIFFERENT from the Indian/Arabic symbols we now use. I find it very difficult to imagine what numbers would LOOK like if not the ones we use. There were Roman numbers, of course, but they were so clumsy and awkward that Hindu/Arabic numerals replaced them for all serious use.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com