Compute pi to base 12 using Python?

Dick Moores rdm at rcblue.com
Thu Apr 14 21:40:43 EDT 2005


Steve Holden wrote at 22:29 4/13/2005:
>Dick Moores wrote:
>>Steve Holden wrote at 19:12 4/13/2005:
>>
>>>Dick Moores wrote:
>>>
>>>>Dan wrote at 18:02 4/13/2005:
>>>>
>>>>>On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 03:27:06 -0700, Dick Moores <rdm at rcblue.com>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > I'm just trying to help an artist acquaintance who needs (I just
>>>>> >learned) the first 3003 digits of pi to the base 12.
>>>>>
>>>>>Now you've got me curious.  Why would an artist want the first 3003
>>>>>digits of pi to the base 12?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>He says,
>>>>Do you know how I can get "base12 pi"?
>>>>Because the chromatic scale is base12.
>>>>c c# d d# e f f# g g# a a# b
>>>>Dick
>>>
>>>So it's, like, the guy is going to "play pi"? So why does the melody 
>>>have 3003 notes?
>>
>>Sorry, he's just a friend of a friend. If I find out I'll post. Here's 
>>his site if you want to poke around for yourself. Maybe his email 
>>address is there.
>>Dick
>Where?

Sorry about that. <http://www.kenjikojima.com/>

Dick





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