Message Forum: Re: Science fiction lies to me!

Re: Science fiction lies to me!

Posted By: Nyperold, on host 206.96.180.60
Date: Friday, December 28, 2001, at 13:40:52
In Reply To: Re: Science fiction lies to me! posted by TOM on Friday, December 28, 2001, at 13:18:49:

> The 1600s is the 15th century? What's that make the 100s? The 0th century? What about the 00s? Is that the -1st century?
>
> The Other "Or perhaps someone messed up his numbers there ;-)" Matthew

Okay, to me, the nth century starts with the year 100(n-1)+1 and ends with 100n, except in B.C.(or B.C.E.) years, in which case "starts" and "ends" are transposed. The 100ns (where s is used as a plural, but n is still a variable) starts with the year 100n and ends with the year 100(n+1)-1. Or it could start with 100n and end with 100n+9, depending on context.

Incidentally, the 1st century B.C(or B.C.E.) comes directly before the 1st century A.D.(or C.E.).

Nyperold

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Message:	> > The 1600s is the 15th century? What's that make the 100s? The 0th century? What about the 00s? Is that the -1st century? > > > > The Other "Or perhaps someone messed up his numbers there ;-)" Matthew > > Okay, to me, the nth century starts with the year 100(n-1)+1 and ends with 100n, except in B.C.(or B.C.E.) years, in which case "starts" and "ends" are transposed. The 100ns (where s is used as a plural, but n is still a variable) starts with the year 100n and ends with the year 100(n+1)-1. Or it could start with 100n and end with 100n+9, depending on context. > > Incidentally, the 1st century B.C(or B.C.E.) comes directly before the 1st century A.D.(or C.E.). > > Nyperold
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