OFFSET
1,24
REFERENCES
D. E. Smith, History of mathematics - Vol. 1: General survey of the history of elementary mathematics (Boston, 1923), pp. 195-196.
LINKS
John Mason, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..267 (terms 1..266 from N. J. A. Sloane).
Kevan Choset, in The Volokh Conspiracy, A puzzle
John Mason, List of Popes
EXAMPLE
In Jan 2006 the current Pope, the 266th (according to the standard enumeration), was Benedict XVI, so a(266) = 16.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,fini,less
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Jan 13 2006. This version of the sequence originated in Kevan Choset's posting of Jan 12 2006 (see link).
STATUS
approved