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Learn about Zeno's paradox and its concepts.Zeno's paradox was the invention of Zeno of Elea, a Greek philosopher. Learn more about Zeno's paradox and the continuity of motion.
Discover how big is an acre and learn about standard measurements.
Read about Fibonacci numbers and when they were first developed.
Discover if it is possible to count to infinity.
Learn about Venn diagrams and how they're used in logic.
Learn about the Möbius strip and who devised its concept.
Learn why seven is a magical number.
Plato had a low opinion of mathematician.
Find out what Napier's bones are and who it's named after.
Learn how many people have the same birthday out of 30 random people.
Learn about the ancient Greek problem of squaring the circle.
![Zeno' paradox has puzzled thinkers for years. [©Shutterstock, 2010]](/image/350x200/2752_what_is_zenos_paradox.jpg)
![A stretch of land like this would be many acres. [©Shutterstock, 2010]](/image/125x125/1504_how_big_is_an_acre.jpg)
![The layout of a flower's petal can be described with Fibonacci numbers. [©Shutterstock, 2010]](/image/125x125/2766_what_are_fibonacci_numbers.jpg)
![One could count indefinitely, without end. [©Shutterstock, 2010]](/image/125x125/2769_is_it_possible_to_count_to_infinity.jpg)
![Venn diagrams illustrate inclusion and exclusion. [©Shutterstock, 2010]](/image/125x125/2761_what_are_venn_diagrams.jpg)
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![The number seven is important in many accounts of magical lore and mysticism. [©Jupiter Images, 2009]](/image/125x125/2763_Why_is_seven_a_magical_number.jpg)
![Plato, pictured here, had strong opionions. [© Jupiter Images, 2009]](/image/125x125/2610_What_did_Plato_have_to_say_about_mathematicians.jpg)
![The multiplication of 100 times 1,000 can be accomplished by adding their logarithms. [©Jupiter Images, 2010]](/image/125x125/2753_What_are_Napiers_bones.jpg)
![Many people share the same birthday. [©Jupiter Images, 2010]](/image/125x125/2745_if_30_people_are_chosen_at_random_what_is_the_probability_that_at_least_two_of_them_thave_their_birthday_on_the_same_day.jpg)
![A German mathematician found that it's impossible to square a circle. [©Jupiter Images, 2010]](/image/125x125/2744_what_is_the_ancient_greek_problem_of_squaring_the_circle.jpg)