Strange Math Part 1: Jonathan - The Math of Time
Strange Math - Part 1 Jonathan: The Mathematics of Time A Mathivation Research Lab Initiative Opening Thought Some lives are measured by years. Some by achievements. A few become living equations of history itself. Jonathan is one such equation. Imagine meeting someone who was born before the invention of the telephone... before electricity reached most homes... before the first photograph became common... before the first airplane flew... Jonathan has silently witnessed all of it. He never wrote a book. He never delivered a speech. Yet his life itself has become one of the greatest mathematical stories on Earth. Jonathan - The Living Legend Jonathan is a Seychelles giant tortoise ( Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa ), believed to have hatched around 1832 . Today he is approximately 194 years old , making him the oldest known living land animal . In 1882 he was brought to the island of Saint Helena as a gift to the governor. Since then he has lived peacefully i...