Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> They're ideograms not phonograms, but I'm not aware that this 
> disqualifies them as an "alphabet".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet

In short: Yes.

> Most of the people in that list, I've never heard of.

And, as we know, you have an *excellent* mathematical education. ;-)

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Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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