A year in numbers
Did you know: Only around 100 people have ever lived beyond a million hours (that’s about 114 years) – Around 7% of everyone who has ever lived is currently alive – The ’12 days of Christmas’ song, when sung in full, results in 364 gifts being given – one for every day, except Christmas. Broken down into 12 chapters that correspond roughly to months of the year – from going ‘back to school’ with arithmetic and times tables through prime numbers and all the way to the 12 Days of Chris-maths, this book features a collection of 365 fascinating numerical ‘nuggets’, accompanied by clear, bite-size explanations of the mathematics that underpin them.
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'A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read!' - Rob Eastaway, bestselling co-author of Headscratchers: The New Scientist Puzzle BookDid you know:-Only around 100 people have ever lived beyond a million hours (that's about 114 years)-Around 7% of everyone who has ever lived is currently alive-The '12 days of Christmas' song, when sung in full, results in 364 gifts being given - one for every day... except ChristmasBroken down into 12 chapters that correspond roughly to months of the year - from going 'back to school' with arithmetic and times tables through prime numbers and all the way to the 12 Days of Chris-maths, this book features a collection of 365 fascinating numerical 'nuggets', accompanied by clear, bite-size explanations of the mathematics that underpin them.
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| Weight | 379 g |
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| Dimensions | 198 × 129 × 25 mm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint | Allen & Unwin |
| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 352 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 510 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |