World’s Oldest Known Decimal Point Discovered in Italy

Greek Reporter ^ | February 25, 2024 | Abdul Moeed

[nickcarraway]

This discovery has only gotten a fraction of the interest it should.

[rktman]

I thought the dog ate it!

[Red Badger]

Related:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4219116/posts

[DannyTN]

On row 13, 49.$.

I’m not the only one who can’t tell his 8’s from his $’s.

[Political Junkie Too]

Next up... the search for spliced commas.

-PJ

[frank ballenger]

Update: Analysis shows it was only a fly speck.

[dfwgator]

[Candor7]

Befroe we hget allexcited, wemust remind that modern science uses a base 10 count system AND a base 6 system as well, whcihi is much oder than base ten, going back to the Babylonian astronomers.

Base six countin stsem is much older than base 10 decimals. The Babylonians used base 6 sexgisimals.

[Openurmind]

Well to be fair. they are pretty small and hard to see. :)

[Red Badger]

We also use a Base 60 System.................

[cockroach_magoo]

How often must people post articles about decimals?

We get the point!

[nickcarraway]

Babylonians only had three fingers on their hands.

[EvilCapitalist]

I see what you did there.

[Verginius Rufus]

They should explain further the connection between Grecian Delight and Decimal points.

[nickcarraway]

This discovery allowed for the baking of Pi.

[Qwapisking]

is it the fractions or fractionous nature of the fractiousnous people who have declared fractions are mearly fractious factions of a fractile without a decimal equivalent? if only there was an aloquot part to define the percentage of care this fractious faction actually cares about the factions of fractions that persist in the division of decimals that cannot mathematically decipher the point of half of the people wanting division vs the 50 % of people who don’t. there are studies.

[BlueLancer]

When my late-wife, who was Australian and LOVED her alcohol, was three sheets to the wind and in one of her angry moods, she would sometimes, when I pissed her off, tell me that she was going to bend over and I could kiss her decimal-dot.

[moovova]

It depends on the font.

😁

[Dr. Franklin]

IT would be quite curious to find decimals used with roman numerals!

[Ezekiel]

Van Brummelen recalls his excitement, rushing through the dormitory halls with his computer, eager to share his discovery. He shouted, “Look at this, this guy is doing decimal points in the 1440s!”

Wow. I would go to a party where people are like this. Everyone free to be a square.

The concept of dividing whole numbers into smaller parts has ancient roots...

Not only that,

World’s Oldest Known Decimal Point Discovered in Italy

I've seen the sign! It's that huge white sign hanging on the wall of Rachel Revere Square in Boston, saying:

"Welcome to the North End, where Italians trace their roots."

And then one day...

this guy is doing decimal points in the 1440s! 🤔