diff --git a/library/data/list/comb.lean b/library/data/list/comb.lean
index 383b719fd..229db0c03 100644
--- a/library/data/list/comb.lean
+++ b/library/data/list/comb.lean
@@ -472,6 +472,49 @@ lemma list_equiv_of_equiv {A B : Type} : A ≃ B → list A ≃ list B
   mk (map f) (map g)
    begin intros, rewrite [map_map, id_of_left_inverse l, map_id] end
    begin intros, rewrite [map_map, id_of_righ_inverse r, map_id] end
+
+private definition to_nat : list nat → nat
+| []      := 0
+| (x::xs) := succ (mkpair (to_nat xs) x)
+
+open prod.ops
+
+private definition of_nat.F : Π (n : nat), (Π m, m < n → list nat) → list nat
+| 0        f := []
+| (succ n) f := (unpair n).2 :: f (unpair n).1 (unpair_lt n)
+
+private definition of_nat : nat → list nat :=
+well_founded.fix of_nat.F
+
+private lemma of_nat_zero : of_nat 0 = [] :=
+well_founded.fix_eq of_nat.F 0
+
+private lemma of_nat_succ (n : nat)
+      : of_nat (succ n) = (unpair n).2 :: of_nat (unpair n).1 :=
+well_founded.fix_eq of_nat.F (succ n)
+
+private lemma to_nat_of_nat (n : nat) : to_nat (of_nat n) = n :=
+nat.case_strong_induction_on n
+ _
+ (λ n ih,
+  begin
+    rewrite of_nat_succ, unfold to_nat,
+    have to_nat (of_nat (unpair n).1) = (unpair n).1, from ih _ (le_of_lt_succ (unpair_lt n)),
+    rewrite this, rewrite mkpair_unpair
+  end)
+
+private lemma of_nat_to_nat : ∀ (l : list nat), of_nat (to_nat l) = l
+| []      := rfl
+| (x::xs) := begin unfold to_nat, rewrite of_nat_succ, rewrite *unpair_mkpair, esimp, congruence, apply of_nat_to_nat end
+
+lemma list_nat_equiv_nat : list nat ≃ nat :=
+mk to_nat of_nat of_nat_to_nat to_nat_of_nat
+
+lemma list_equiv_self_of_equiv_nat {A : Type} : A ≃ nat → list A ≃ A :=
+suppose A ≃ nat, calc
+  list A ≃ list nat : list_equiv_of_equiv this
+     ... ≃ nat      : list_nat_equiv_nat
+     ... ≃ A        : this
 end
 end list
 
diff --git a/library/data/nat/pairing.lean b/library/data/nat/pairing.lean
index e3e5ccf18..b2f6f4048 100644
--- a/library/data/nat/pairing.lean
+++ b/library/data/nat/pairing.lean
@@ -69,4 +69,26 @@ by_cases
     esimp [unpair],
     rewrite [add.assoc (a * a) a b, sqrt_offset_eq `a + b ≤ a + a`, *add_sub_cancel_left, if_neg `¬ a + b < a`]
   end)
+
+open prod.ops
+
+theorem unpair_lt_aux {n : nat} : n ≥ 1 → (unpair n).1 < n :=
+suppose n ≥ 1,
+or.elim (eq_or_lt_of_le this)
+  (suppose 1 = n, by subst n; exact dec_trivial)
+  (suppose n > 1,
+   let s := sqrt n in
+   by_cases
+    (suppose h : n - s*s < s,
+      assert n > 0, from lt_of_succ_lt `n > 1`,
+      assert sqrt n > 0, from sqrt_pos_of_pos this,
+      assert sqrt n * sqrt n > 0, from mul_pos this this,
+      begin unfold unpair, rewrite [if_pos h], esimp, exact sub_lt `n > 0` `sqrt n * sqrt n > 0` end)
+    (suppose ¬ n - s*s < s, begin unfold unpair, rewrite [if_neg this], esimp, apply sqrt_lt `n > 1` end))
+
+theorem unpair_lt : ∀ (n : nat), (unpair n).1 < succ n
+| 0        := dec_trivial
+| (succ n) :=
+  have (unpair (succ n)).1 < succ n, from unpair_lt_aux dec_trivial,
+  lt.step this
 end nat
diff --git a/library/data/nat/sqrt.lean b/library/data/nat/sqrt.lean
index 4632a9595..3fdcde4a0 100644
--- a/library/data/nat/sqrt.lean
+++ b/library/data/nat/sqrt.lean
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ theorem sqrt_aux_of_le : ∀ {s n : nat}, s * s ≤ n → sqrt_aux s n = s
 | 0        n h := rfl
 | (succ s) n h := by rewrite [sqrt_aux_succ_of_pos h]
 
+theorem sqrt_aux_le : ∀ (s n), sqrt_aux s n ≤ s
+| 0        n := !zero_le
+| (succ s) n := or.elim (em ((succ s)*(succ s) ≤ n))
+  (λ h, begin unfold sqrt_aux, rewrite [if_pos h] end)
+  (λ h,
+    assert sqrt_aux s n ≤ succ s, from le.step (sqrt_aux_le s n),
+    begin unfold sqrt_aux, rewrite [if_neg h], assumption end)
+
 definition sqrt (n : nat) : nat :=
 sqrt_aux n n
 
@@ -61,6 +69,57 @@ private theorem le_squared : ∀ (n : nat), n ≤ n*n
   assert aux₂ : 1 * succ n ≤ succ n * succ n, from mul_le_mul aux₁ !le.refl,
   by rewrite [one_mul at aux₂]; exact aux₂
 
+private theorem lt_squared : ∀ {n}, n > 1 → n < n * n
+| 0               h := absurd h dec_trivial
+| 1               h := absurd h dec_trivial
+| (succ (succ n)) h :=
+  have 1 < succ (succ n),                                   from dec_trivial,
+  assert succ (succ n) * 1 < succ (succ n) * succ (succ n), from mul_lt_mul_of_pos_left this dec_trivial,
+  by rewrite [mul_one at this]; exact this
+
+theorem sqrt_le (n : nat) : sqrt n ≤ n :=
+calc sqrt n ≤ sqrt n * sqrt n : le_squared
+        ... ≤ n               : sqrt_lower
+
+theorem eq_zero_of_sqrt_eq_zero {n : nat} : sqrt n = 0 → n = 0 :=
+suppose sqrt n = 0,
+assert n ≤ sqrt n * sqrt n + sqrt n + sqrt n, from !sqrt_upper,
+have   n ≤ 0, by rewrite [*`sqrt n = 0` at this]; exact this,
+eq_zero_of_le_zero this
+
+theorem le_three_of_sqrt_eq_one {n : nat} : sqrt n = 1 → n ≤ 3 :=
+suppose sqrt n = 1,
+assert n ≤ sqrt n * sqrt n + sqrt n + sqrt n, from !sqrt_upper,
+show   n ≤ 3, by rewrite [*`sqrt n = 1` at this]; exact this
+
+theorem sqrt_lt : ∀ {n : nat}, n > 1 → sqrt n < n
+| 0     h := absurd h dec_trivial
+| 1     h := absurd h dec_trivial
+| 2     h := dec_trivial
+| 3     h := dec_trivial
+| (n+4) h :=
+  have sqrt (n+4) > 1, from by_contradiction
+    (suppose ¬ sqrt (n+4) > 1,
+     have sqrt (n+4) ≤ 1, from le_of_not_gt this,
+       or.elim (eq_or_lt_of_le this)
+         (suppose sqrt (n+4) = 1,
+          have n+4 ≤ 3, from le_three_of_sqrt_eq_one this,
+          absurd this dec_trivial)
+         (suppose sqrt (n+4) < 1,
+          have sqrt (n+4) = 0, from eq_zero_of_le_zero (le_of_lt_succ this),
+          have n + 4 = 0,      from eq_zero_of_sqrt_eq_zero this,
+          absurd this dec_trivial)),
+  calc sqrt (n+4) < sqrt (n+4) * sqrt (n+4) : lt_squared this
+              ... ≤ n+4                     : sqrt_lower
+
+theorem sqrt_pos_of_pos {n : nat} : n > 0 → sqrt n > 0 :=
+suppose n > 0,
+have sqrt n ≠ 0, from
+  suppose sqrt n = 0,
+  assert n = 0, from eq_zero_of_sqrt_eq_zero this,
+  by subst n; exact absurd `0 > 0` !lt.irrefl,
+pos_of_ne_zero this
+
 theorem sqrt_aux_offset_eq {n k : nat} (h₁ : k ≤ n + n) : ∀ {s}, s ≥ n → sqrt_aux s (n*n + k) = n
 | 0        h₂ :=
   assert neqz : n = 0, from eq_zero_of_le_zero h₂,