46/Historical Note/Mistake
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Source Work
1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers:
- The Dictionary
- $46$
1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.):
- The Dictionary
- $46$
Mistake
- ... in Psalm $46$, the $46$th word is 'shake'. The $46$th word from the end counting backwards is 'spear'. Shakespear!
Correction
The correct spelling is in fact Shakespeare.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $46$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $46$