Mathematics Facts

21 facts, from the everyday to the astonishing.

Leap years are years with 366 days, instead of the usual 365. Leap years are necessary because the actual length of a…

Often it takes a second look to see how mathematical numbers and patterns fit into the natural world. Numbers, after…

Cones are used every day for a variety of purposes. Perhaps the most useful application of the cone shape is as a…

Eratosthenes (c. 276 – 194 BC) was born more than 2200 years ago in the Greek city of Cyrene, now a city in the North…

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