A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
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A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe

Michael S. Schneider

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A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe

Michael S. Schneider

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Discover how mathematical sequences abound in our natural world in this definitive exploration of the geography of the cosmos

You need not be a philosopher or a botanist, and certainly not a mathematician, to enjoy the bounty of the world around us. But is there some sort of order, a pattern, to the things that we see in the sky, on the ground, at the beach? In A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe, MichaelSchneider, an education writer and computer consultant, combines science, philosophy, art, and common sense to reaffirm what the ancients observed: that a consistent language of geometric design underpins every level of the universe, from atoms to galaxies, cucumbers to cathedrals. Schneider also discusses numerical and geometric symbolism through the ages, and concepts such as periodic renewal and resonance. This book is an education in the world and everything we can't see within it.

Contains numerous b&w photos and illustrations.

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Publisher
Harper
Year
2014
ISBN
9780062043160
Topic
Ciencias físicas
Subtopic
Astronomía y astrofísica

Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Epigraph
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Geometry and the Quest for Reality by John Michell
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Monad Wholly One
  8. 2. Dyad It Takes Two to Tango
  9. 3. Triad Three-Part Harmony
  10. 4. Tetrad Mother Substance
  11. 5. Pentad Regeneration
  12. 6. Hexad Structure-Function-Order
  13. 7. Heptad Enchanting Virgin
  14. 8. Octad Periodic Renewal
  15. 9. Ennead the Horizon
  16. 10. Decad Beyond Number
  17. Epilogue: Now That You’ve Constructed the Universe…
  18. Photo Credits
  19. About the Author
  20. Copyright
  21. About the Publisher