So how much of the 'yet more...' math did John, the author of
Revelations, know when he wrote/compiled it? Perhaps 1st century math
was more advanced than we would first assume? BTW some of the
referenced chestnuts that depend on such artifices as 360deg
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_%28angle%29) don't (shouldn't) 'count'.
(another) Robert
Robert Holmes wrote:
> Given that the world is due to end today (what with it being 6/6/6) I
> thought I'd share these while I had time:
>
> * Sum of squares of first seven primes = 2^2 + 3^3 + 5^2 + 7^2 +
> 11^2 + 13^2 + 17^2 = 666
> * Sum of first 144 ( = (6+6)(6+6) ) digits of pi = 666
>
> ... and yet more on
http://users.aol.com/s6sj7gt/mike666.htm>
> Robert
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