A Year in Numbers : 365 Astonishing Maths Facts

•••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.