A Year in Numbers
365 Astonishing Maths Facts
Published on 6. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-83895-893-0 (ISBN)
Description
***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.
'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.
Reviews / Votes
Kyle Evans has come up with the perfect format for a dip-in maths book, and has packed an impressive range of engaging maths ideas between the covers. A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read! -- Rob Eastaway, co-author of HEADSCRATCHERS: THE NEW SCIENTIST PUZZLE BOOK A day-by-day calendar with at least one piece of mathemtical trivia per day. [...] an abundance of curious fact, including (on Jan 10) the perils of pitting your intelligence against a scratch card. * Strong Words *More details
Series
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Black-and-white line illustrations integrated throughout
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83895-893-0 (9781838958930)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
11/2023
Atlantic Books
€8.49
Available for download
Person
Kyle D Evans is a maths teacher and award-winning maths presenter and entertainer. He regularly gives maths-based performances at schools, festivals and comedy clubs, and has performed everywhere from Edinburgh Fringe to London's Science Museum. He is the author of Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind.
Content
i: Introduction 1: January: Building Blocks 2: February: About Time 3: March: Power Up 4: April: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger 5: May: Measure for Measure 6: June: Going for Gold 7: July: Prime Time 8: August: 'e'asy as Pi 9: September: When Will I Use This in the Real World? 10: October: That's Entertainment! 11: November: The Chapter that Goes On and On . . . 12: December: The 31 Days of Christmaths ii: Afterword iii: Further Notes iv: Glossary v: Picture Credits vi: Acknowledgements