''The Lady's and Gentleman's Diary'' was a

recreational mathematics Recreational mathematics is mathematics carried out for recreation (entertainment) rather than as a strictly research-and-application-based professional activity or as a part of a student's formal education. Although it is not necessarily limited ...

magazine formed as a successor of ''

The Ladies' Diary ''The Ladies' Diary: or, Woman's Almanack'' appeared annually in London from 1704 to 1841 after which it was succeeded by '' The Lady's and Gentleman's Diary''. It featured material relating to calendars etc. including sunrise and sunset times ...

'' and '' Gentleman's Diary'' in 1841. It was published annually between 1841 and 1871 by the Company of Stationers; its editor from 1844 to 1865 was

Wesley S. B. Woolhouse Wesley Stoker Barker Woolhouse (6 May 1809 – 12 August 1893) was an English actuary with diverse interests in music theory, the design of steam locomotives, measurements, and many other fields, publishing books in all these fields. Biography H ...

. It consisted mostly of problems posed by its readers, with their solutions given in later volumes, though it also contained word puzzles and poetry. The magazine was based in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

. It ceased publication in 1871. This should not be confused with ''Ladies and Gentlemens Diary, or Royal Almanack'' (1775 to 1786) which was printed by Thomas Carnan and edited by Reuben Burrow and was a short lived competitor to ''The Ladies' Diary''.

Kirkman's schoolgirl problem Kirkman's schoolgirl problem is a problem in combinatorics proposed by Thomas Penyngton Kirkman in 1850 as Query VI in '' The Lady's and Gentleman's Diary'' (pg.48). The problem states: Fifteen young ladies in a school walk out three abreast f ...

originated in a question in the magazine.

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External links

''Lady's and Gentleman's Diary''
at the HathiTrust digital library.
WorldCat record
Annual magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines published in London Magazines established in 1841 Magazines disestablished in 1871 Mathematics magazines Recreational mathematics {{UK-mag-stub