Q: How much is 230 times 10? A: The number of years humans have been calculating with decimals. A crack team of scholars in Beijing learned this last year when they solved a 23-centuries-old puzzle.
Anita Ponsaing receives funding from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematical & Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS). Most people will probably remember the times tables from primary school quizzes.
Camilla Gilmore receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. Lucy Cragg receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council. Natasha Guy does not work for, consult, own ...
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