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. COUNT 10
QSN1 How long did Whitehead and Russell expect to spend creating Principia Mathematica? ANS1 a year QSN2 How long did it actually take to complete Principia Mathematica?  ANS2 ten years QSN3 Why was there a funding shortfall for the publishing of Princpia Mathematica?  ANS3 the three-volume work was so massive (more than 2,000 pages) and its audience so narrow (professional mathematicians) QSN4 Who supplied the funding to cover the shortfall? ANS4 00 of which was paid by Cambridge University Press, 200 by the Royal Society of London, and 50 apiece by Whitehead and Russell QSN5 How prevalent is Principia Mathematica today? ANS5 today there is likely no major academic library in the world which does not hold a copy of Principia Mathematica QSN6 How long did Whitehead and Russell think it would take them to complete Principia Mathematica? ANS6 a year QSN7 How long did it actually take Whitehead and Russell to complete Principia Mathematica? ANS7 ten years QSN8 How many volumes was Principia Mathematica? ANS8 three QSN9 How many pages was Principia Mathematica? ANS9 2,000 QSN10 Who paid to publish Principia Mathematica? ANS10 Cambridge University Press