The Secret Lives of Numbers: The Curious Truth Behind Everyday Digits - Hardcover

Millar, Michael

 
9780753540862: The Secret Lives of Numbers: The Curious Truth Behind Everyday Digits
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 075354086X ISBN 13: 9780753540862
Verlag: VIRGIN PUB, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

The curious histories of everyday numbers are revealed in this fascinating gift book.
This is a book for the observant and the curious. A book for people who take in their surroundings and wonder at the smallest detail: why? Above all, it's a book about numbers -- those that surround us every day, and the intriguing stories behind them. From the 7-day week to 24-carat gold, Chanel No. 5 to five-star luxury, The Secret Lives of Numbers figures out the mysterious background to the numbers we encounter on a daily basis. Revealing the facts behind those figures, author Michael Millar outlines where to spot each digit, what it means and how it came to be in meticulously researched and entertaining entries, creating an absorbing and intelligent book that's perfect for any numbers fan. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...

Entries include: sports shirt numbers, firearms calibres, TV ratings, football rankings, poker scores, suncream factors, A4 paper, and more.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Michael Millar is an award-winning financial journalist. He has produced and reported on some of the BBC's most high-profile programs, and is widely published in the print media, including the Financial Times, the Independent, and the Spectator.

Michael Millar is an award-winning financial journalist. He has produced and reported on some of the BBC's most high-profile programs, and is widely published in the print media, including the Financial Times, the Independent, and the Spectator.

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Verlag
VIRGIN PUB
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
075354086X
ISBN 13 
9780753540862
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
184
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