Title: Thinking About Mathematics (and Many Other Things): Calendar Conundrums
Speaker: Professor John H. Conway
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Brief Description:
Special Note: Nemmers Prize Lectures #1
Abstract:
Which year had 445 days? Why are the weekdays named in the order they are? How did the months get their lengths and names? Why were there two Christmas days in 1066? Why is the 13th of a month most likely to be a Friday? How many different lengths of months were there in 1993? And finally, just when should we have celebrated the new millenium?Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000