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100 1 $aRogerson, Barnaby.
245 10 $aRogerson's book of numbers /$cBarnaby Rogerson.
246 30 $aBook of numbers
264 1 $aLondon :$bProfile Books,$c2013.
300 $a278 pages :$billustrations ;$c19 cm
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500 $a"The culture of numbers from 1001 Nights to the Seven Wonders of the World"--Cover.
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aRogerson's Book of Numbers is a deceptively simple list of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, dominions, powers, heroes, saints and symbols. It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play - not only in mathematics and science, but also in poetry, in the hierarchies of heaven and hell and in the many religions, cultures and belief systems of our world. From the nine choirs of angels and the nine muses to the twelve livery companies of the City of London and the twelve labours of Hercules, discover the numerical bindings which hold our world together - and why exactly thirteen is so unlucky. A traveller through these lists will soon unravel the mysterious web that numbers have woven throughout human history, from the sacred significance the seven deadly sins, the five pillars of Islam and the ten qualities of the Bedouin warrior, to the profane peculiarities of the eight signboards of the brothels of Shakespeare's Bankside.
505 0 $aMillions -- Tens of Thousands -- Thousands -- Hundreds -- Hundred and ... -- Hundred to Ninety -- Eighties -- Seventies -- Sixties -- Fifties -- Forties -- Thirties -- Twenties -- Nineteen to Eleven -- Ten -- Nine -- Eight -- Seven -- Six -- Five -- Four -- Three -- Two -- One.
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