The three wise monkeys were popularized in Japan and are believed to be part of the Chinese philosopher Confucius’ teachings on the human code of conduct. These three monkeys depict the three principles of see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. Mizaru is depicted covering his eyes with his hands that symbolizes see…
Infinity means something which does not have a limit. The infinity sign ∞ is called a lemniscate. The sign was devised by an English mathematician John Wallis in 1955 and was named lemniscus, meaning a ‘pendant ribbon’, by mathematician Jacob Bernoulli in 1694. The symbol is designed in two dimensions as a device known as the…
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. There could be partial lunar eclipses occurring in a year too. The number of lunar eclipses in a single year can range from 0 to 3. On June 16, 2011, a total lunar eclipse occurred, which was visible for…
The City Montessori School at Lucknow, India, has the largest number of students. In 2008 it had 32,114 students. In 2010 it received a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records saying it had a record enrolment of 39,437 students.
The term Googol was coined by 9-year-old Milton Sirotta, nephew of E. Kasner, an American mathematician. The creators of Google Larry Page and Sergey Brin wanted to name their search engine Googol as it symbolized their mission to cater millions of users. However, Googol was misspelt as ‘Google’ and the name stuck.
In the 1971 Test match series against the West Indies, the first day of the first test match was washed out due to rains. India batted first and it turned out that India led by more than 150 runs in the first innings and there was only one day left. So the captain of the…
