46/Historical Note/Mistake

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): $46$
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