(May 23, 2012 at 10:30 am)Phil Wrote:(May 23, 2012 at 10:27 am)FallentoReason Wrote: Adding up the errors to a total of 670.2 and dividing through the sum of the 3 numbers gives us a percentage error of .06%.
Not bad for someone living 2000 years ago!
Tell me, did the ancient Greeks calculate measurements with a modern mile of 5280 feet or is this some modern asshats interpretation of numerological woo?
The entire imperial system came from the Greeks.
Moreover, they collected from the members of the human body the proportionate dimensions which appear necessary in all building operations; the finger or inch, the palm, the foot, the cubit.
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Measurements.htm
So answering your question, no, they used their original system which has been adapted somewhat.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
