| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxxii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Geometry and the Quest for Reality / John Michell -- 1. Monad: Wholly One -- 2. Dyad: It Takes Two to Tango -- 3. Triad: Three-Part Harmony -- 4. Tetrad: Mothersubstance -- 5. Pentad: Regeneration -- 6. Hexad: Structure-Function-Order -- 7. Heptad: Enchanting Virgin -- 8. Octad: Periodic Renewal -- 9. Ennead: The Horizon -- 10. Decad: Beyond Number -- Epilogue: Now That You've Constructed the Universe . . . |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
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Mathematics -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01012213
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| Added Title |
Constructing the universe |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Schneider, Michael S., 1951- Beginner's guide to constructing the universe. 1st ed. New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©1994 (OCoLC)988568993 |
| ISBN |
9780060169398 (hardcover) |
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0060169397 (hardcover) |
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9780060926717 (paperback) |
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0060926716 (paperback) |
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