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Where did that decimal point come from?
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Where did that decimal point come from?
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Where did that decimal point come from?
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03-01-2024, 12:44 AM
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Where did that decimal point come from?
Looks like that little dot, our friend, the decimal point is older than we thought.
This Smithsonian article came in my e-mail this morning. The 150 year older dot |
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03-01-2024, 07:40 AM
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RE: Where did that decimal point come from?
It's amazing how modern that table looks. It almost could have been written in the 20th century, just before spreadsheets were invented (and using an HP calculator of course!)
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