Much ADO about Numbers: Shakespeare's Mathematical Life and Times -- Rob Eastaway, Hardcover Cliff's/ Monarch / Barron's Book Notes ISBN: 9781645581536

ISBN: 9781645581536

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Much ADO about Numbers: Shakespeare's Mathematical Life and Times -- Rob Eastaway, Hardcover Cliff's/ Monarch / Barron's Book Notes ISBN: 9781645581536Shakespeare's era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of "zero" to Galileo's redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare's plays and his world through astronomy, code breaking, time keeping, navigation, music, games, and more. How does division feature in Juliet's parting scene? Why was it hazardous to play with dice? How did audiences get to the Globe on time? Which of