How long does it take to read The Music of the Primes?
Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics
The Music of the Primes by Marcus du Sautoy takes about 6 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 45 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2003. 368 pages, about 101,200 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 15 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 13 minutes |
The page count is the median across 14 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Prime Numbers, Number theory, Riemannsche Vermutung, Primzahl, Forschung, Storia
