A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science
Written by Nick Constable
Narrated by Al Kessel
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About this audiobook
#9679 Why cans, pizza, and manhole covers are round.
#9679 Why one and two weren't considered numbers by the ancient Greeks.
#9679 Why squares show up so often in goddess art and board games.
#9679 What property makes the spiral the most widespread shape in nature, from embryos and hair curls to hurricanes and galaxies.
#9679 How the human body shares the design of a bean plant and the solar system.
#9679 And much more.
Nick Constable
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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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lots of good sacred geometry in this book. They provide many references to the meanings of the 10 numbers and also easy, entertaining exercises to practice drawing the shapes.