Question: The Complete Bob Major is the instance of ringing eight church bells so that all the possible permutations are rung one after another (where

The Complete Bob Major is the instance of ringing eight church bells

The Complete Bob Major is the instance of ringing eight church bells so that all the possible permutations are rung one after another (where each permutation consists of ringing each of the eight bells exactly once). There is record of such a feat only ever completed once, in 1963, and it took 17 hours 58 minutes. How many permutations make the Complete Bob Major?

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