Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: 47


Related Topics
43
80
50

In the News (Thu 21 Aug 08)

  
  47 FAQs
In short, 47 appears to be the quintessential random number of the universe.
There are a variety of interpretations as to what constitutes a bona fide "47 Sighting." Whatever your definition, we encourage you to share your 47 sightings and stories with the 47 Society Mailing List.
The 47 Society is an international interest-group that follows the occurence and recurrence of the quintessential random number: 47.
www.47.net /47society/47story   (525 words)

  
  PCM > The Mystery of 47   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
And when I was told that 47 degrees is the approximate azimuth angle of an object on the horizon which passes through the zenith at the latitude of Claremont, there was just a bit of wonder mixed into my blank stare.
Mets proposes that the mystery of 47 lies not in any set of occurrences that prove that 47 is a magic number but in everyone's agreement that they do.
Maybe, in the final analysis, it's not the occurrence of 47 in nature that is important but the number's ability to evoke a feeling of nostalgia for Pomona--to awaken, in a glance, all those sleeping memories of life here.
www.pomona.edu /Magazine/pcmfl00/1.shtml   (2398 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.