From e0daa7022e70f2291ba26320f3eb2881fe161555 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nayan Sawyer <33187059+GShadow5@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:21:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Fixing readme --- README.md | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c80bff6..8f5176d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,14 @@ # B12NumbersBeta1 - Beta version of base 12 clock and calculator +The characters are designed after the ingenious Kaktovik Iñupiaq numerals, which were created by a group of middle schoolers in Kaktovik Alaska, to represent the base 20 counting system in Iñupiaq, their Inuit language. + +I take no credit for the design of the characters. I have merely co-opted the design for the development of this project because it is elegant and convenient to use for compound base number systems, and looks nothing like the Arabic numeral system. + +The project is currently in the stage where I am building all of the component parts, so the code does not yet do much when run. + +The time system is now complete with robust syncing and offset features. The base 12 time system works slightly differently from our regular base 60 time. + + Hours are still 24, but because it's in base 12, 10 is noon. + Minutes: there are now 48 minutes in an hour + Seconds: there are now 48 seconds in a minute + +The number system is such that horizontal ticks on top represent multiples of four, and vertical ticks represent multiples of one. Decimal 11 is 2 horizontal ticks, and 3 vertical ticks. However, since the project is in an alpha state, I will not go into great detail at this point.