Dear Brijji In rare moments of despondency I feel folk like us are wasting our time on the group
But I find such moments of weakness soon pass, be of strong heart with best wishes rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 3:28 PM Subject: [USMA:32377] Re:Phi (l) > Robert,sir: > >.....the nature of mathematical truth..... > I did come across some ideas on 'Phi' the 'Divine Ratio' when working for my > rationalised value for Pi. Please see: > http://www.the-light.com/cal/bbv_pi-radian.jpg > Phi - the golden ratio for 'regular decagon' is linked to Fibonacci series > via the *quadratic equation: k^2 - k -1 =0 that give the value (k =phi =[1 > +/- (sqrt 5)]/2 to give k =1.61803398874 & > (minus 0.61803398874). The negative value is ignored, since two positive > quantities (radius & chord length) do not result in negative. > I palced some working of this value at pages 221-222; of my book - Towards A > Unified Technology (1982). And I add: > "As a corollary, it can be stated that the ratio between the circumference > of a circle to the inscribed 'chord length of the decagon' is > 10.166437494..... Also, Pi * phi =5.08320187469 and pi/phi = 1.94116106507". > I am still searching, myself as to: WHY I attempted these calculations? I > NEVER thought of Phi later - especially after I kept my 'Metric > Time/Calendar Year' calculations over the shelf for gestation. > Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 20050305H2094(decimal) PM(IST) > Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda. > *****The New Calendar Rhyme***** > Thirty days in July, September: > April, June, November, December; > All the rest have thirty-one; accepting February alone: > Which hath but twenty-nine, to be (in) fine; > Till leap year gives the whole week READY: > Is it not time to MODIFY or change to make it perennial, Oh Daddy! > > And make the calendar work with Leap Week Rule! > ***** ***** ***** ***** > > > >From: "ewc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "ewc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Subject: [USMA:32376] Re:Phi (l) > >Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 09:07:53 -0000 > > > >Hi Stephen (Humphreys) > > > >I kind of get the impression Phil is looking for more of a hard ball > >game - but I will let things run a while - maybe get in a bit of net > >practice first. > > > >Has anyone on other groups you are a member of ever pointed out that > >'metric' has a parallel etymological development in both Greek and > >Sanskrit - and thus must go back to some 'Indo-European' root far back > >in prehistory. Or that, in addition to this, our best guess as to > >what that root word is is something like 'menes' - that is to say the > >moon, (and of course the measurement of calendars and tides etc.). > > > >Of course this means, in literal terms, that all users of metric > >systems are lunatics > > > >best regards > > > >rob > > > >PS (see 'The Origins of Metrology' D M Macdonald, Cambridge 1992, p 4 > >ff) > > > >PPS Am much amused to see Phil discussing the nature of mathematical > >truth when he does not appear to have heard of Quine's NF. > > > >http://www.wvquine.org > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Apply to over 75,000 jobs now. > http://www.naukri.com/tieups/tieups.php?othersrcp=736 Post your CV on > naukri.com today. > > >
