Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from?

From	jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Newsgroups	sci.physics
Subject	Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from?
Date	2016-06-24 22:44 +0000
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benj <benj@nobody.net> wrote:
> On 6/24/2016 6:03 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> benj <benj@nobody.net> wrote:
>>> On 6/24/2016 12:15 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>>> Michael J. Strickland <michael06582@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> On 8 May 2016 11:47:41 GMT, 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from?
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> I recently considered that maybe the three dimensions are just human
>>>>> (Descarte) made mathematical constructs.
>>>>>
>>>>> We could easily number all locations in a cubical area with one
>>>>> coordinate starting at top left, near and progressing to bottom, right
>>>>> , far.
>>>>
>>>> I take it you never made it to high school math where things like spherical
>>>> coordinants were introduced.
>>>
>>> Don't worry about jimp, high school math is all he knows.
>>
>> I will grant I am rather rusty with partial differentials.
>>
>>> And of course nobody here understands or answered your question. They
>>> were all to hot to let you know that they were aware of cylindrical and
>>> spherical coordinates.
>>
>> Or didn't think it worth the effort to pontificate on and about the subject
>> when the original poster is obviously clueless.
> 
> Not saying you are wrong, but the problem with that is one never really 
> knows ahead of time if the effort is a waste of time or not. Only time 
> will tell.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_system

Complete with pictures and no typing required.
 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? Michael J. Strickland <michael06582@comcast.net> - 2016-06-24 10:38 -0400
  Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-06-24 10:02 -0500
    Re: Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? Michael J. Strickland <michael06582@comcast.net> - 2016-06-25 01:29 -0400
      Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-06-25 15:01 -0500
    Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? "Y.Porat" <y.y.porat@gmail.com> - 2016-06-26 01:04 -0700
  Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-24 16:15 +0000
    Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-06-24 17:24 -0400
      Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-24 22:03 +0000
        Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2016-06-24 18:25 -0400
          Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-24 22:44 +0000
    Re: Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? Michael J. Strickland <michael06582@comcast.net> - 2016-06-25 01:33 -0400
      Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 15:44 +0000
        Re: Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? Michael J. Strickland <michael06582@comcast.net> - 2016-06-26 15:34 -0400
          Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-06-27 09:06 -0500
  Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-06-25 16:45 -0500
    Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-25 22:44 +0000
      Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-06-25 16:10 -0700
      Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-06-25 18:25 -0500
        Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-06-25 21:08 -0500
          Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-06-25 21:58 -0500
          TripolarS from ... wTf are you from, any way noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-06-26 16:53 -0700
            Re: TripolarS from ... wTf are you from, any way noTthaTguY <abu.kuanysh05@gmail.com> - 2016-06-26 21:10 -0700
        Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-26 02:04 +0000
          Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-06-25 22:28 -0500
            Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-26 04:49 +0000
              Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-06-26 11:23 -0500
                Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-06-26 17:33 +0000
                Re: Where did the 3 geometric dimensions come from? ClutterFreak <ClutterFreak@FakeAddress.com> - 2016-06-26 13:13 -0500

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