Much ADO about Numbers - Eastaway, Rob
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Shakespeare's era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of "zero" to Galileo's redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare's plays-and his world-touring astronomy, code-breaking, color theory, navigation, music, sports, and more. * How reliable was a pocket sundial? * Was math illusionist John Dee the real-life Prospero? * How long was a Scottish mile, and what could you buy for a groat? * Do Jupiter's moons have a cameo in Cymbeline? * How did ordinary people use numbers day to day? * And might Shakespeare have tried…mehr

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Shakespeare's era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of "zero" to Galileo's redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare's plays-and his world-touring astronomy, code-breaking, color theory, navigation, music, sports, and more. * How reliable was a pocket sundial? * Was math illusionist John Dee the real-life Prospero? * How long was a Scottish mile, and what could you buy for a groat? * Do Jupiter's moons have a cameo in Cymbeline? * How did ordinary people use numbers day to day? * And might Shakespeare have tried that game-changing invention-the pencil? Full of delights for devotees of both Tudor history and the Bard, Much Ado About Numbers is proof that the arts and sciences have always danced together.
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Rob Eastaway has authored and coauthored several bestselling books that connect math with everyday life, including Why Do Buses Come in Threes?  and How Many Socks Make a Pair? He is the director of Maths Inspiration, an interactive lecture program that has reached over 250,000 teenagers in England the last twenty years.