Have you ever thought why........ 1 means "one", and 2 means "two"?
The roman numerals are easy to understand but what was the logic behind the Phoenician numbers?
It's all about angles ! It's the number of angles. If one writes the numbers down (see below) on a piece of paper in their older forms, one quickly sees why. I have marked the angles with "o"s. No 1 has one angle.No 2 has two angles. No 3 has three angles. etc. and "O" has no angles.
Interesting, isn't it? An ancient Phoenician manuscript explains this and I thought it to be fascinating.
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