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Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars An Exhibition of Surprising Structures across Dimensions

Hoofdkenmerken

Auteur:	Pickover, Clifford A.
Titel:	Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars An Exhibition of Surprising Structures across Dimensions
Uitgever:	Princeton University Press
ISBN:	9780691115979
ISBN boekversie:	9781400841516
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 59.60
Verschijningsdatum:	18-01-2004
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

Inhoudelijke kenmerken

Categorie:	Popular mathematics
Geillustreerd:	191 line illus.
Dewey code:	516.15

Technische kenmerken

Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	432
Hoogte mm.:	155
Breedte mm.:	229
Dikte mm.:	26
Gewicht gr.:	682

Inhoud:

Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. This book explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares held the secret of the universe.