India Broadband Forum

xfilos · 11-01-08, 07:41 AM

Have you ever thought why ........ 1 means "one", and 2 means "two"?

The roman numerals are easy to understand but what was the logic behind the phonecian numbers?

It's all about angles !

It's the number of angles.

If one writes the numbers down (see below) on a piece of paper in their older forms, one quickly sees why.

I have marked the angles with "o"s.

No 1 has one angle.
No 2 has two angles.
No 3 has three angles.
etc.

and "O" has no angles

smoothvibes · 11-01-08, 08:31 AM

ohhhhhh wowww... got something new in knowledgebase

thanks for sharing this mate

sb21pro · 11-01-08, 08:39 AM

hhmm..... interesting , thanks for sharing pal

Rameshjeee · 11-01-08, 09:11 AM

Thanks for sharing....

Alexina · 11-01-08, 03:43 PM

hey thats really cool.

just4kix · 11-03-08, 11:38 AM

So what about '6', '7', '8' and '9'? The theory fails there somehow.

11-04-08, 01:02 PM

this one is really cool

itsmemad · 11-04-08, 02:25 PM

Liked that...

Punch Farce · 11-04-08, 08:23 PM

My personal opinion is that this is not true and someone
just made it up.

-F

itsmemad · 11-04-08, 08:52 PM

Even then its nice creativity...

11-01-08, 07:41 AM	#1
xfilos Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: chennai Posts: 91 Rep Power: 2	Relation between numbers and symbols :) Have you ever thought why ........ 1 means "one", and 2 means "two"? The roman numerals are easy to understand but what was the logic behind the phonecian numbers? It's all about angles ! It's the number of angles. If one writes the numbers down (see below) on a piece of paper in their older forms, one quickly sees why. I have marked the angles with "o"s. No 1 has one angle. No 2 has two angles. No 3 has three angles. etc. and "O" has no angles

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

11-01-08, 08:31 AM	#2
smoothvibes aditya Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Delhi/ London Posts: 4,790 Rep Power: 11	ohhhhhh wowww... got something new in knowledgebase thanks for sharing this mate

11-01-08, 08:39 AM	#3
sb21pro Lost Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Goa, for now Posts: 1,690 Rep Power: 4	hhmm..... interesting , thanks for sharing pal

11-01-08, 09:11 AM	#4
Rameshjeee Good to be Back Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Age: 26 Posts: 3,009 Rep Power: 10	Thanks for sharing....

11-01-08, 03:43 PM	#5
Alexina Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 645 Rep Power: 2	hey thats really cool.

11-03-08, 11:38 AM	#6
just4kix Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 9,227 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 21	So what about '6', '7', '8' and '9'? The theory fails there somehow.

11-04-08, 01:02 PM	#7
Dragon Guest Posts: n/a	this one is really cool

11-04-08, 02:25 PM	#8
itsmemad Alligator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pleasure drome Posts: 3,791 Rep Power: 10	Liked that...

11-04-08, 08:23 PM	#9
Punch Farce Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,141 Rep Power: 10	My personal opinion is that this is not true and someone just made it up. -F

11-04-08, 08:52 PM	#10
itsmemad Alligator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pleasure drome Posts: 3,791 Rep Power: 10	Even then its nice creativity...

India Broadband Forum

Relation between numbers and symbols :)

Relation between numbers and symbols :)