The Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science Contributor(s): Schneider, Michael S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060926716 ISBN-13: 9780060926717 Publisher: Harper Perennial
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 1995 Annotation: An imaginative tour of the numbers one through ten that illustrates how they consistently recur in everything from nature, technology, art, and science to mythology and the unconscious in archetypal patterns and principles. Richly illustrated with computer graphics and classical art. |
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BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Number Theory - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | Astronomy |
Dewey: 516.001 |
LCCN: 92056222 |
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 7.36" W x 9.34" L (1.13 lbs) 384 pages |
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: 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, Michael Schneider, 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Schneider, Michael S.: - Michael S. Schneider is an educator developing new perceptions of nature, science, art, and mathematics, holding workshops for teachers, artists, architects, and children concerning nature's numerical language. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a Master's Degree in Math Education from the University of Florida. He was a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar in India and taught in public schools for eleven years. An education writer and computer consultant, he designed the geometry harmonizing the statues at the entrance to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, where he lives. |
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