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The book of 365 : all of the numbers, none of the maths / Hugh Brazier and Jan McCann.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Square Peg, 2014.Description: viii, 376 pg. ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780224100823 : (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.4 23
Also issued online.Summary: Mind-boggling number facts for every day of the year, from the five arms of a starfish to the 360 degrees of a circle. Ever wondered how many dimples there are on a golf ball; or why the shipping forecase is broadcase on 198kHz long wave? Find youreself puzzling over what is really going on in the 273 seconds of John Cage's most famous composition? Then this is the book for you. The Book of 365 offers an entertaining and though-provoking mini-essay on the world around us every day of the year, each taking a number between 1 and 365 as its starting point, encompassing science, history, art, literature, medicine, and popular culture, and covering topics as diverse as modern music and meteorites, archaelogy and chilli sauce, un-birthdays and radio valve technology.
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Loanable Book Library General Collection 306.4 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000414077

Includes index.

Mind-boggling number facts for every day of the year, from the five arms of a starfish to the 360 degrees of a circle. Ever wondered how many dimples there are on a golf ball; or why the shipping forecase is broadcase on 198kHz long wave? Find youreself puzzling over what is really going on in the 273 seconds of John Cage's most famous composition? Then this is the book for you.

The Book of 365 offers an entertaining and though-provoking mini-essay on the world around us every day of the year, each taking a number between 1 and 365 as its starting point, encompassing science, history, art, literature, medicine, and popular culture, and covering topics as diverse as modern music and meteorites, archaelogy and chilli sauce, un-birthdays and radio valve technology.

Also issued online.

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