Den ons 26 jan. 2022 09:44Otared Kavian via ntg-context
skrev:
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> > On 26 Jan 2022, at 00:17, Hans Hagen via ntg-context
> wrote:
> > […]
> > times (clocks) were definitely different per city
>
> Regarding the issue of the absolute necessity of defining a standard time
> the book by Peter
On 1/26/2022 10:07 PM, jbf via ntg-context wrote:
Just be careful, though (writing as a native English speaker), because
the word 'polymath' for English speaker is not a reference to
mathematicians at all. (Greek/mathē/ means 'learning' not mathematics).
Translators are well aware of the
Just be careful, though (writing as a native English speaker), because
the word 'polymath' for English speaker is not a reference to
mathematicians at all. (Greek/mathē/ means 'learning' not mathematics).
Translators are well aware of the danger of homonyms, and if you go for
a title like
On 1/26/2022 10:23 AM, Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context wrote:
In line with what Otared writes about the measurement of distances in
the context of Persia and ancient Rome, I am always very surprised to
see the precision of the measurements in the evaluation of the
circumference of the
In line with what Otared writes about the measurement of distances in
the context of Persia and ancient Rome, I am always very surprised to
see the precision of the measurements in the evaluation of the
circumference of the earth by Eratosthenes of Cyrene. What intrigues me
is not really the
On 1/26/2022 9:41 AM, Otared Kavian via ntg-context wrote:
On 26 Jan 2022, at 00:17, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
[…]
times (clocks) were definitely different per city
Regarding the issue of the absolute necessity of defining a standard time the
book by Peter Galison « Einstein’s
> On 26 Jan 2022, at 00:17, Hans Hagen via ntg-context
> wrote:
> […]
> times (clocks) were definitely different per city
Regarding the issue of the absolute necessity of defining a standard time the
book by Peter Galison « Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps » gives some
interesting insight.
On 1/25/2022 8:41 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote:
Am 25.01.22 um 18:45 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context:
On 1/25/2022 6:27 PM, Aditya Mahajan via ntg-context wrote:
Some of the units, particularly for measurement of land area, are
still in use as they are effectively codified
On 1/25/2022 8:28 PM, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote:
Ah, of course. So “normalization” to some ruler’s shoe size was already
progress.
I'm not that sure if shoes are really standardized (or fashion in
general ... bachotex polish xxl differs from us xxl and dutch xxl and ...
i
As you know, there were very variable measurement systems in Europe
after the fall of the Roman Empire, depending on the region within the
same country. It is difficult to say precisely why political unity, when
there was one in a given country, did not make it possible to
systematize the use
Am 25.01.22 um 18:45 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context:
On 1/25/2022 6:27 PM, Aditya Mahajan via ntg-context wrote:
Some of the units, particularly for measurement of land area, are
still in use as they are effectively codified in the land records.
Wikipedia has some summary of the ancient
Am 25.01.22 um 18:27 schrieb Aditya Mahajan:
On Tue, 25 Jan 2022, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote:
why didn’t "we" stick to
the Roman system?
All you need to do is look at the definitions of roman imperial units to
understand why we didn't stick to that:
An inch was the width of
On 1/25/2022 6:27 PM, Aditya Mahajan via ntg-context wrote:
Some of the units, particularly for measurement of land area, are still in use
as they are effectively codified in the land records. Wikipedia has some
summary of the ancient and medieval systems in India.
On Tue, 25 Jan 2022, Henning Hraban Ramm via ntg-context wrote:
> Hi all,
> just out of curiosity and since some of you are knowledgable in many
> fields: Were there widely accepted measuring systems in Asia before the
> introduction of the imperial or metric system? In Europe there was a
>
Hi all,
just out of curiosity and since some of you are knowledgable in many
fields: Were there widely accepted measuring systems in Asia before the
introduction of the imperial or metric system? In Europe there was a
mess of local miles, feet, cubits, inches etc.; why didn’t "we" stick to
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