T E M A I
(C) SERGIUS PUZZLER
When will the XXI century.
You did not think of a question when
beginning XXI century? No, not Jan. 1, 2000
year, and 366 th days later. Ie this grand event to happen in
anything unremarkable day - January 1, 2001. But it is
precisely this, and he is wonderful.
I got the cheers coming from
speaker radio and television, such as: to
the new millennium, the remaining 70 days
(Or how many are there today?)! With us in
New Century! The last time such a event
in this century (and that, in 2000
this event is canceled)!
Horror! You would think that those people who are
responsible for the content of these slogans and commercials,
not in school, and home to parents once had to do with them
arithmetic and physical training.
But in order to understand why
January 1, 2001, not 2000, we must remember
still a little school lessons on Ancient
History. After the I century BC, came immediately I century AD.
No zero year was not. Yes, it was ridiculous be. Count Our Era
began on 1 January 1 year. Everyone, I hope this very clearly.
Let's go on. Now comes clean
arithmetic or mathematics, as someone more understandable and
more enjoyable. In the century - 100 years. XXI Century come
when the end XX, ie after 20 hundred years, or just -
2000 years. By 1 January 1 AD we add 2000 years, believe me,
it's easy, and obtain the 1 January 2001 BC Prosekli?
And in 2000 - just a round number and nothing else. It
operates such a thing as magic round numbers. How does three
zero, this is not 1900. But Imagine that on the eve of 1900
also existed Thuja problem that today. Ordinary people are
reluctant to accept the point that the new century begins in
1901 year, but not in 1900 as they are imagined. So just like
that, my children, bugs the past are repeated.
But now you have anyone who would dare argue that the new
millennium (or century) begins with the arrival of 2000,
easily be able to plug in his belt.
Ask where I dug it, but simply
remembered that this is already long enough, 15 years ago,
wrote in a very remarkable and interesting magazine-cognitive
all times and peoples "Science and Life." Many thanks to
publishers for this valuable magazine, it is a pity that they
do not read ZXPilot, though, who knows ...
SP.WH!
Ps. after the writing of this material
rial to me on a floppy disk crept
115 rooms Nicron'a. In it, I detected
ruzhil article on the affected me
theme. There, all described in more
fractional, but with mischief, according to this
I recommend also available to persons
concerned.
