Thomas Cameron wrote:
n0dalus wrote:
But what exactly is 108?
Some clues here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)
Thomas
I would not have considered 108 to have any meaning.
I like the solar lunar, distances and perceived sizes.
http://koenraadelst.bharatvani.org/articles/misc/why108.html
Solar and lunar distances
It could have been otherwise, but it so happens that the distance
between the earth and the sun equals about 108 (actually 107-odd) times
the sun’s diameter. Likewise, it so happens that the distance between
the earth and the moon equals about 108 (actually 109-odd) times the
moon’s diameter. That sun and moon look equally big in the earthly sky
is the immediate result of their having the same ratio between distance
and diameter. Moreover, it so happens that the sun’s diameter
approximately equals 108 times the earth’s diameter.
Jim
--
Why are you doing this to me?
Because knowledge is torture, and there must be awareness before
there is change.
-- Jim Starlin, "Captain Marvel", #29
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