147/Historical Note

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Historical Note on 147

$147$ is of course the maximum break in a game of snooker.


\(\ds 147\) \(=\) \(\ds 15 \times \paren {1 + 7}\) all $15$ reds followed by black for each one
\(\ds \) \(\) \(\, \ds + \, \) \(\ds 2\) yellow
\(\ds \) \(\) \(\, \ds + \, \) \(\ds 3\) green
\(\ds \) \(\) \(\, \ds + \, \) \(\ds 4\) brown
\(\ds \) \(\) \(\, \ds + \, \) \(\ds 5\) blue
\(\ds \) \(\) \(\, \ds + \, \) \(\ds 6\) pink
\(\ds \) \(\) \(\, \ds + \, \) \(\ds 7\) black
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds 147\)