@neiltyson It gets really complex when you start dealing with imaginary numbers and realise that I is not equal to i.
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@neiltyson we love youThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson are you forgetting the greatest ancient astronomers? The MAYA also had a concept of 0.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Indian number then it traveled to the mid-east then Europe. Always loved the Babylonian base 60, 60 mins, 24 hours, 360, 12, etc -
@johnpm The Babylonian system was elegant but very narrow, really useful for a small number of fractions.@neiltyson -
@eddwilson@neiltyson It was for a first step on the evolution of numbers. Our number system "may have" been designed to be base 12 (11 12) -
@johnpm I don't deny the utility of the system and the evidence it offers for social organisation producing mathematical method.@neiltyson -
@eddwilson@neiltyson Or perhaps its simpler. Sure we are living in the era of base 1 and the Indian zero. -
@johnpm Unless you're a Pratchett frog, gazing at the wonders of the world, counting them: 1, 1, 1, 1...@neiltyson -
@eddwilson@neiltyson HaHa LOL -
@johnpm My wife once showed off her homemade calculator - an abacus in a matchbox - but it had ten beads per wire. Base 11!@neiltyson
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@neiltyson material world vs spiritual: existence vs non existence: Matter vs Dark matter: 1 vs Zero: Both R#Hindu philosophy of reality.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Zero(the biography of a dangerous idea) by Charles Seife is a greatly informative read!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Well actually known as Hindu-Arabic by some cause the zero came from India and got integrated and promoted by very smart Arabs.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#DEEP "@neiltyson: And no denying it. The zero is badass: Arabic Numerals: 0. Roman Numerals: <does not exist>.”@tinableeeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Don't you mean Freedom Numerals? <duck>Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Hence, next year it will be "Super Bowl 50," because "Super Bowl L" looks weenie. "L" is a sports fan's least favorite letter.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson The Maya used it too, in a vigesimal system.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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