"Number 1" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... called triangular, because if they are taken to represent counters or coins they may be laid out on the table so as to form triangles. The number 1 is always regarded as triangular, just as 1 is a square and a cube number. Place one counter on the table—that is, the first triangular number. Now place two more counters beneath it, and you have a triangle ...
— Amusements in Mathematics • Henry Ernest Dudeney
... him go, Julius," and prisoner Number 1 was rolled over, to make room for Number 2 to undergo a similar ...
— A Dog with a Bad Name • Talbot Baines Reed
... the October issue of Astounding Stories Mr. Woodrow Gelman cast vote number 1 for reprints. In the February, 1931, issue, Mr. Forgaris throws in number 2 and here goes number 3. I really don't see why, even after the arguments you printed, you don't print at least one a year. I have been ...
— Astounding Stories, April, 1931 • Various |
