[78-L] The ultimate turntable^

[Julian Vein]

RAY KILCOYNE wrote:
> 
>> If 640 of us chipped in, we could each get to use it one week every two 
>> years
>> approximately..
> dl
> I'm still scratching my head over the math.  It seems like if 104 of us 
> chipped in, each could get to use it one week every two years, (104 weeks in 
> 2 years).  How do the other 536 get in on it?  Am I missing something here?
> RayK 
> 
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There was a series on TV recently about the history of mathematics. In 
one edition the presenter discussed various female mathematicians. Of 
one, who was born in 1920 and died in 1985, he described as dying at the 
age of 55!

      Julian Vein