Much Ado About Numbers

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Author: Eastaway, Rob

Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 224

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Publisher: Atlantic Books

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by Rob Eastaway

What's the connection between Shakespeare and maths? A lot, as it turns out!

- Why was it hazardous to play with dice?
- How did audiences get to the theatre on time?
- Why was 'nothing' so significant to the Tudors?
- What could Falstaff buy with a groat?
- Were cryptic messages hidden in the 
First Folio?
- And why did Shakespeare never end a line with the word orange?

Shakespeare grew up in a time of remarkable mathematical innovation. From astronomy to probability, new mathematical ideas were taking off. In this highly engaging book, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways that maths and numbers shaped Shakespeare's plays.