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Re: Numbers



I think one could uncover many references to counting and numerical
measurement in the Old Testament (eg., Noah was given numerical
specifications for the ark).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Green" <JMGreen@SISNA.COM>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 12:43 AM
Subject: Numbers


That history lecturer from UCLA seemed to say tonight that in the Middle
Ages people paid little attention to counting let alone arithmetic -- and
that there is not much value in the numbers eg time spans -- given in
historical accounts.

When did counting begin?

When did simple arithmetic begin?

Jim


Jim Green
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