As Easy as Pi: Stuff about numbers that isn’t (just) maths

As Easy as Pi: Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths
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Published: 6/11/2009
Have you ever wondered what makes "seventh heaven" and "cloud nine" so blissful and the number 13 so unlucky? Here’s the "4-1-1" on the origins of numerical expressions and the importance of numbers in fiction, film, culture, and religion, including:   • How 007 became James Bond’s number   • Imaginary numbers and how they exist   • How the binary system manages to say so much with only two numbers   • That bedding…

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