Compute pi to base 12 using Python?

Ivan Van Laningham ivanlan at pauahtun.org
Wed Apr 13 21:25:02 EDT 2005


Hi All--

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
> 

Oooh.  Wanta hear it.

Metta,
Ivan
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