Numbers from
one to
thirty one ...
a page for
each day of
the month
Click on a number to learn more about it.
The information is taken from the book Numbers: Facts, Figures & Fiction.
Have you visited the Problem Pictures example pages?
Some links -
Numberopedia: What's Special about this Number?
Numbers from 1 to 10 in Over 4500 Languages
What's Special about this Number? from Erich Friedman
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larger image
Numbers: Facts, Figures & Fiction by Richard Phillips.
This new and fully revised edition is published by Badsey Publications at a price of £12.
See sample pages: 24, 82, 103.
The book is stocked by several independent bookshops in the UK or order the book direct from Badsey Publications.
In Australia it is sold by AAMT and in the US by Parkwest.
For those who need a hardback copy, a limited number of the old 1994 hardback edition are still available.
Have you ever wondered how Room 101 got its name, or what you measure in oktas? Which number links Alice in Wonderland, rainbows and the Egyptian Book of the Dead? You will find the answers in Numbers. The book is full of facts, both mathematical and cultural, tantalising problems and anecdotes. A light-hearted reference book for all ages.
This new edition has been updated with dozens of new articles, illustrations and photographs. The main entries span the numbers from zero to 200.
Some press comments –
"This entertaining and accessible book is even more attractive in its second edition..."
– Jennie Golding in The Mathematical Gazette"...tangential flights into maths, myth and mystery..."
– Vivienne Greig in New Scientist
... and on the first edition –
“Beautifully and devotedly made, this large thin book is a cheerful and eccentric guide to the integers...”
–- Philip and Phylis Morrison in Scientific American“This delightful A4 book is a must for every school library. Beautifully illustrated in full colour...”
– Sue Pope in Mathematics Teaching
Contents –
- Introduction
- From 0 to 200
- From 201 to 999
- A few large numbers
- Hints, answers & more questions
- Further reading
- Index
Originally published by Cambridge University Press in 1994. This second edition published by Badsey Publications in 2004.
A4 size, paperback,
144 pages, 332 photographs and 146 other illustrations in full colour.
ISBN 0954656202.