Pi-slamic contributions to the world of Pi.

Also important and interesting:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article350594.ece

Containing some hilarious mentions concerning music and musicians.

Oz.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Lucy" <lucy@harmonics.com>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 13 Mart 2006 Pazartesi 17:16
Subject: [tuning] Tuesday 14th March is World Pi Day - when is world
microtuning day?;-)

> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article350972.ece
>
>
> FYI
>
>
> Charles Lucy

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Ozan Yarman" <ozanyarman@...> wrote:
>
> Also important and interesting:
>
> http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article350594.ece
>
> Containing some hilarious mentions concerning music and musicians.

Some of the "history" is completely wrong, so Caveat Emptor.

It is expected that you correct their mistakes, Gene.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Ward Smith" <genewardsmith@coolgoose.com>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 13 Mart 2006 Pazartesi 22:00
Subject: [tuning] Re: Pi-slamic contributions to the world of Pi.

> --- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Ozan Yarman" <ozanyarman@...> wrote:
> >
> > Also important and interesting:
> >
> > http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article350594.ece
> >
> > Containing some hilarious mentions concerning music and musicians.
>
> Some of the "history" is completely wrong, so Caveat Emptor.
>
>
>

> Some of the "history" is completely wrong, so Caveat Emptor.

I'd love to hear about that on metatuning.

-Carl

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Lumma" <clumma@...> wrote:
>
> > Some of the "history" is completely wrong, so Caveat Emptor.
>
> I'd love to hear about that on metatuning.

Most of the article has vanished, so I'll just comment here that the
claim it made that Galileo rediscovered the world is round is absurd.

> > > Some of the "history" is completely wrong, so Caveat Emptor.
> >
> > I'd love to hear about that on metatuning.
>
> Most of the article has vanished, so I'll just comment here that
> the claim it made that Galileo rediscovered the world is round is
> absurd.

I saw that. This was known to the ancient Greeks, at least.

-Carl