Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a comprehensive guide to the patterns that recur through the universe and underlie human affairs. A Beginner's Guide to Constructing, the Universe shows you:
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Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a comprehensive guide to the patterns that recur through the universe and underlie human affairs. A Beginner's Guide to Constructing, the Universe shows you:
Imprint | HarperPerrenial |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 1995 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | September 1995 |
Authors | Michael S. Schneider |
Dimensions | 237 x 187 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 350 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-06-092671-7 |
Barcode | 9780060926717 |
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LSN | 0-06-092671-6 |