Rob Eastaway: MUCH ADO ABOUT NUMBERS
Shakespeare was responsible for many innovations in the English language. But did you know that he lived through a revolution in arithmetic and numbers, too?
In this highly engaging talk, award-winning author Rob Eastaway explores the surprising and creative ways that numbers crop up in Shakespeare’s plays, as well as in Henslowe’s ’diary’ of The Rose Playhouse.
Find out about Romeo and Juliet’s “book of arithmetic”, how Tudors multiplied and why Shakespeare really did make much ado about “nothing”. With historical asides about games, astronomy, music and magic, you will never think about maths or Shakespeare the same way again.
Rob Eastaway is a bestselling author, speaker and broadcaster. He is a frequent guest on BBC Radio 4’s award-winning podcast More or Less. His books include Maths On The Back Of An Envelope and Why Do Buses Come In Threes? His latest, Much Ado About Numbers, was published in April.
In this highly engaging talk, award-winning author Rob Eastaway explores the surprising and creative ways that numbers crop up in Shakespeare’s plays, as well as in Henslowe’s ’diary’ of The Rose Playhouse.
Find out about Romeo and Juliet’s “book of arithmetic”, how Tudors multiplied and why Shakespeare really did make much ado about “nothing”. With historical asides about games, astronomy, music and magic, you will never think about maths or Shakespeare the same way again.
Rob Eastaway is a bestselling author, speaker and broadcaster. He is a frequent guest on BBC Radio 4’s award-winning podcast More or Less. His books include Maths On The Back Of An Envelope and Why Do Buses Come In Threes? His latest, Much Ado About Numbers, was published in April.
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Rob Eastaway: MUCH ADO ABOUT NUMBERS
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