Rob Eastaway: Much Ado About Numbers

Shakespeare + maths = ? Solve the equation with award-winning writer and mathematician *Rob Eastaway*! Discover how new mathematical ideas that were taking off in Shakespeare’s lifetime – from astronomy to probability and music to multiplication – cropped up in surprising ways in his plays. Find out how Tudors multiplied, why Shakespeare never ended a line with the word orange, and why dice-playing was a serious hazard for the unwary. With historical asides about games, optics, astronomy, music and magic, you will never think about maths or Shakespeare the same way again.