The Book of 365: All the Numbers, None of the Maths

Brazier, Hugh and McCann, Jan

ISBN 10: 0224100823 / ISBN 13: 9780224100823

Published by Square Peg, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Book of 365: All the Numbers, None of the Maths
• Publisher: Square Peg
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0224100823
• ISBN 13: 9780224100823
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

Ever wondered how many dimples there are on a golf ball, or why the shipping forecast is broadcast on 198 kHz long wave? Find yourself puzzling over what is really going on in the 273 seconds of John Cage’s most famous composition? Then this book of mind-boggling number facts is for you. The Book of 365 offers an entertaining and thought-provoking mini-essay on the world around us for 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, meteorites, archeology, chili sauce, un-birthdays, and radio valve technology. On the way, uncover the pentaradial symmetry of starfish and roses, how the US flag got its stars and stripes, the mysteries of the 99 ice-cream, where Sherlock Holmes really lived, and much more. And, in honor of the leap year, at the end of the book there is a bonus 366th essay!

About the Author

Hugh Brazier has a degree in English from Cambridge, and another in Information Science from University College London. For several years he worked as a librarian in Dublin before moving to York to become a freelance development editor and copy-editor. He mostly edits books about medicine, ecology, ornithology, and sailing. Jan McCann worked for many years as a bookseller in Bristol, Bath, Totnes, and even further west, but she also moonlighted as a jazz musician. She has a BA and a PhD in Art History, as well as a BSc in Geography, and has been working as a freelance copy-editor, proof-reader, book reviewer, occasional examiner, and writer since 1999.