Warning the number 5
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It's definitely worth keeping in mind. I noticed this when looking at this manuscript: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

Even after realising that the symbol is a 5, and drilling it into my mind that it is a 5, it's really really easy to fall back into reading these as 1441, 1442 etc. 

   

I can imagine a tired or overworked expert making the same mistake, although I don't know how widespread mis-dating due to that really is.
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Warning the number 5 - by Mark Knowles - 19-02-2025, 12:09 PM
RE: Warning the number 5 - by Koen G - 19-02-2025, 12:37 PM
RE: Warning the number 5 - by Mark Knowles - 19-02-2025, 08:36 PM
RE: Warning the number 5 - by ReneZ - 19-02-2025, 12:58 PM
RE: Warning the number 5 - by Mark Knowles - 19-02-2025, 05:48 PM
RE: Warning the number 5 - by Mark Knowles - 19-02-2025, 08:45 PM
RE: Warning the number 5 - by R. Sale - 19-02-2025, 10:23 PM
RE: Warning the number 5 - by eggyk - 19-02-2025, 11:45 PM
RE: Warning the number 5 - by Aga Tentakulus - 20-02-2025, 12:23 AM
RE: Warning the number 5 - by ReneZ - 20-02-2025, 12:31 AM

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