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The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars

- An Exhibition of Surprising Structures across Dimensions

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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691115979
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 432
  • Udgivet:
  • 18. januar 2004
  • Størrelse:
  • 229x155x26 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 682 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 11. februar 2025

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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.

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