2.71828 is the first few places of the number e, the base of natural logarithms and a number whose importance rivals that of pi. The number 42 comes from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe books. I am not sure where 37 comes up. Fletch On May 20, 2013, at 10:29 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
OK, I don't get this one! Or the one about 2,000-something. Somebody explain for the clueless....
________________________________ From: Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 2:11 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Automotive Pi
Maybe, but 37 even more so.
From: Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Automotive Pi
Much more significant is the number 42. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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