THE YEAR 1881.
The year 188.1 will be a mathematical curiosity. From left to right and from right to left it reads the same; 18 divided by 2 gives nine as a quotient ; SI divided by 9 and 9 is the quotient. If 1881 is divided by 209, 9is the quotient; if divided by 9, the quotient contains a 9 ; if multiplied by 9, the product contains two 9’s; 1 and 8 and 9, 8 and 1 are 9. If the 18 be placed under the 81 and added, the sum is 99. If the figures be added thus, 1,8,8,1, it will give 18. Heading from left to right is 18; and reading from right to left is 18; and 18 is two-ninths of 81. By adding, dividing, and multiplying, 19 99’s are produced, being one 9 for each year required to complete the century.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1082, 19 March 1880, Page 3
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145THE YEAR 1881. Kumara Times, Issue 1082, 19 March 1880, Page 3
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