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Historical Note on $14$
The two main occurrences of the number $14$ of contemporary social significance are:
- the number of pounds avoirdupois in one stone
- the number of days in the fortnight.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $14$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $14$