a year ten years the three-volume work was so massive (more than 2,000 pages) and its audience so narrow (professional mathematicians) 00 of which was paid by Cambridge University Press, 200 by the Royal Society of London, and 50 apiece by Whitehead and Russell today there is likely no major academic library in the world which does not hold a copy of Principia Mathematica a year ten years three 2,000 Cambridge University Press
How long did Whitehead and Russell expect to spend creating Principia Mathematica? How long did it actually take to complete Principia Mathematica? Why was there a funding shortfall for the publishing of Princpia Mathematica? Who supplied the funding to cover the shortfall? How prevalent is Principia Mathematica today? How long did Whitehead and Russell think it would take them to complete Principia Mathematica? How long did it actually take Whitehead and Russell to complete Principia Mathematica? How many volumes was Principia Mathematica? How many pages was Principia Mathematica? Who paid to publish Principia Mathematica?
Whitehead and Russell had thought originally that Principia Mathematica would take a year to complete; it ended up taking them ten years. To add insult to injury, when it came time for publication, the three-volume work was so massive (more than 2,000 pages) and its audience so narrow (professional mathematicians) that it was initially published at a loss of 600 pounds, 300 of which was paid by Cambridge University Press, 200 by the Royal Society of London, and 50 apiece by Whitehead and Russell themselves. Despite the initial loss, today there is likely no major academic library in the world which does not hold a copy of Principia Mathematica.
question: How long did Whitehead and Russell expect to spend creating Principia Mathematica?, answer: a year | question: How long did it actually take to complete Principia Mathematica?, answer: ten years | question: Why was there a funding shortfall for the publishing of Princpia Mathematica?, answer: the three-volume work was so massive (more than 2,000 pages) and its audience so narrow (professional mathematicians) | question: Who supplied the funding to cover the shortfall?, answer: 00 of which was paid by Cambridge University Press, 200 by the Royal Society of London, and 50 apiece by Whitehead and Russell | question: How prevalent is Principia Mathematica today?, answer: today there is likely no major academic library in the world which does not hold a copy of Principia Mathematica | question: How long did Whitehead and Russell think it would take them to complete Principia Mathematica?, answer: a year | question: How long did it actually take Whitehead and Russell to complete Principia Mathematica?, answer: ten years | question: How many volumes was Principia Mathematica?, answer: three | question: How many pages was Principia Mathematica?, answer: 2,000 | question: Who paid to publish Principia Mathematica?, answer: Cambridge University Press