@neiltyson you mean "indian numerals"? We invented it. The arabs just copied and spread it to the west.
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@arviman In fact, the Arabs themselves called them Hindu numerals. I indeed make this point clear in speeches I give. -
@neiltyson@arviman I thought they started as Hindu numerals, and later turned Arabic to account for their later introduction of the zero. -
@pedroricardo75@neiltyson Brahmagupta (an indian) made a set of rules using 0 a long time before the arabs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmagupta … -
@arviman@neiltyson I know that now. Thank you.
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@neiltyson Sorry to correct but it's DCCCLXXXVIII Yours would be 1358.@eleht -
@petrikarvinen Äijä on viisaampi ku maailman tunnetuin teoreettinen fyysikko. Miltä tuntuu? :D@neiltyson -
@eleht Tää on mun elämäni hienoin hetki :D Ja senkin kiihkoissani mokasin.
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Roman numerals look good on buildings,
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@neiltyson hexadecimal: 378 -
@wickman@neiltyson base64: N4 -
@bd@wickman@neiltyson Base 888: 10
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@neiltyson@llanevad IT'S SUPER BOWL 888?!?! -
@keeferooni@neiltyson Next year would be the utterly efficient Super Bowl L, but I heard they're going to Arabic numerals (SB 50).
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@neiltyson DCCC*, professorThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson On the other hand: L vs. 50Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@TheBigVanTheory actually, that is 1388... (M=1000, whereas D=500) - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson@xxl23 Would it not be DCCCLXXXVIII I think you have 1388 instead. Sincerest apologies if I am mistaken...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson That's 1388. 888 is DCCCLXXXVIII.#RomanNumeralNerd Don't often get to use it. See you on the 9th!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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