Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-20 Thread Willi Egger via ntg-context
Hans thank you very much for this update. Indeed now automatic conversion comes out correctly. Willi > On 19 Apr 2023, at 23:41, Hans Hagen via ntg-context > wrote: > > On 4/19/2023 10:45 PM, Willi Egger via ntg-context wrote: >> Hello Gavin, >> thank you so much for your input. — Indeed you

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-19 Thread Hans Hagen via ntg-context
On 4/19/2023 10:45 PM, Willi Egger via ntg-context wrote: Hello Gavin, thank you so much for your input. — Indeed you are right. Please find attached the corrected version. Willi On 19 Apr 2023, at 20:58, Gavin via ntg-context wrote: Hi Willi, What fun! I think I found a couple math

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-19 Thread Willi Egger via ntg-context
Hello Gavin, thank you so much for your input. — Indeed you are right. Please find attached the corrected version. kaktovik-numerals-info.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document kaktovik-numerals-info.tex Description: Binary data Willi > On 19 Apr 2023, at 20:58, Gavin via ntg-context wrote:

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-19 Thread Gavin via ntg-context
Hi Willi, What fun! I think I found a couple math items to correct. 1) The second line of the tables at the top of page 2 should be: 1000' 100, 10, 1; 8000, 400, 20, 1 2) For the year conversion: 2023 = 5x20^2 + 1x20 + 3. (Your 0 should be my 1). This will give a three digit Kaktovik

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-19 Thread Willi Egger via ntg-context
Hi all, after playing around and watching YouTube the attached composition is made… Willi kaktovik-numerals-info.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document kaktovik-numerals-info.tex Description: Binary data > On 18 Apr 2023, at 10:57, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context > wrote: > > I just

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-19 Thread Willi Egger via ntg-context
Hi everybody, because I am not a mathematician, I looked on the internet for more explanations for the Katovik numerals. I found on YouTube films, worthwhile to enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIZB4bRwxqI_channel=Dave%27sMathVideos

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-19 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context
Am 18.04.23 um 15:01 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context: On 4/18/2023 10:57 AM, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote: I just came across this thread about the base-20 system of the Inuit people and the numerals invented for it in the 1990s:

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-18 Thread Otared Kavian via ntg-context
Great indeed ! And the quick answer by Hans impressive, as usual… What a great community ! Best regards: Otared > On 18 Apr 2023, at 10:57, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context > wrote: > > I just came across this thread about the base-20 system of the Inuit people > and the numerals invented

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-18 Thread Rudolf Bahr via ntg-context
Am Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 10:57:14AM +0200 schrieb Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context: > I just came across this thread about the base-20 system of the Inuit people > and the numerals invented for it in the 1990s: > https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/110215432175491555 > > This makes simple

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-18 Thread Willi Egger via ntg-context
Hans, genial. Once you told to me “hoe krijg je het voor elkaar…”. Now I tell you, how do you get this done… the mail has not even had the time to “cool” down and you post this. I am astonished. Kind regards Willi > On 18 Apr 2023, at 15:01, Hans Hagen via ntg-context > wrote: > > On

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-18 Thread Willi Egger via ntg-context
Hi! dit is really interesting, I just spent two hours reading different sources. And yes, the SIL GentiumKatovik made the wikipedia show everything nicely! Thanks Hraban Willi > On 18 Apr 2023, at 10:57, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context > wrote: > > I just came across this thread about

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-18 Thread Hans Hagen via ntg-context
On 4/18/2023 10:57 AM, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote: I just came across this thread about the base-20 system of the Inuit people and the numerals invented for it in the 1990s: https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/110215432175491555 This makes simple calculations just beautiful.

Re: [NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-18 Thread Arthur Rosendahl via ntg-context
On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 10:57:14AM +0200, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote: > I just came across this thread about the base-20 system of the Inuit people > and the numerals invented for it in the 1990s: > https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/110215432175491555 > > This makes simple

[NTG-context] Kaktovik numerals

2023-04-18 Thread Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context
I just came across this thread about the base-20 system of the Inuit people and the numerals invented for it in the 1990s: https://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/110215432175491555 This makes simple calculations just beautiful. Hraban