- Publisher: Allen & Unwin
- Year: 2023
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 352pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 203x134mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.4kg
- ISBN: 9781838958916
- Product code: 546770
A Year in Numbers
New Hardback Illustrated
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Kyle Evans presents an unusual numerical fact or conundrum for each day of the year. Starting from the basics of odd and even, and why four is unlucky in China, he quickly moves on to the Monty Hall paradox, and the odds of two people in London having the same number of hairs in their head.
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***A Strong Words 2023 Book of the Year***
'A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read!' - Rob Eastaway, bestselling co-author of Headscratchers: The New Scientist Puzzle Book
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.
'A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read!' - Rob Eastaway, bestselling co-author of Headscratchers: The New Scientist Puzzle Book
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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Kyle Evans presents an unusual numerical fact or conundrum for each day of the year. Starting from the basics of odd and even, and why four is unlucky in China, he quickly moves on to the Monty Hall paradox, and the odds of two people in London having the same number of hairs in their head.
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