Q. What were the other revisions to the Nemeth
Code?
A. APH published two newer editions of the official code book in 1965 and 1972.
Q. Were there any major changes in these revisions of the code book?
A. In 1965 we got rid of a rule about using two
spaces to switch between text and mathematics.
We also made parentheses more consistent. In
1972 the changes were noticed by transcribers
but probably not by anybody else. Since 1972
there have been two addendums, for key caps
(symbols for keys on a keyboard) and for ancient
numeration systems.
Q. When will the Nemeth Code be finished?
A. When will mathematical notation be finished?
The purpose of changes is improvement, not
changes. Mathematicians are intrinsically lazy
creatures. They spend years trying to find an easier way to do things.
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