A Year in Numbers: 365 Astonishing Maths Facts

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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 toschool' with arithmetic and times tables through prime numbers and all the way to the 12 Days ofChris-maths, this book features a collection of 365 fascinating numerical 'nuggets',accompanied by clear, bite-size explanations of the mathematics that underpin them.

Author Bio

Kyle D Evans is a maths teacher and award-winning maths presenter and entertainer. Heregularly gives maths-based performances at schools, festivals and comedy clubs, and has performedeverywhere from Edinburgh Fringe to London's Science Museum. He is the author ofMaths Tricks to Blow Your Mind.