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Celestial Tapestry
The Warp and Weft of Art and Mathematics
Buch von Nicholas Mee
Sprache: Englisch

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Celestial Tapestry reveals many remarkable tales, including: the secret message in a masterpiece from the court of Henry VIII; the ancient Chinese book of divination that gave us binary numbers; the connection between astrology, religion and the Apocalypse; and the accounting system that resulted in the burning of the Houses of Parliament.
Celestial Tapestry reveals many remarkable tales, including: the secret message in a masterpiece from the court of Henry VIII; the ancient Chinese book of divination that gave us binary numbers; the connection between astrology, religion and the Apocalypse; and the accounting system that resulted in the burning of the Houses of Parliament.
Über den Autor
Nicholas Mee studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, where he gained his PhD in particle physics. He has authored numerous multimedia titles including The Code Book on CD-ROM with Simon Singh and Connections in Space with John Barrow, Martin Kemp and Richard Bright. He has played key roles in several significant science and art projects including the European SCIENAR project and the 2012 Henry Moore and Stringed Surfaces exhibition at the Royal Society. He is author of the award-winning popular science books Higgs Force: Cosmic Symmetry Shattered and Gravity: Cracking the Cosmic Code, as well as The Cosmic Mystery Tour, published by Oxford University Press in 2019.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Contents

  • 0: A Magic Carpet Ride

  • The Fabric of Space, Time and Matter

  • 1: Into the Labyrinth

  • 2: Earth, Air, Fire and Water

  • 3: The Elements

  • 4: The Wheel of Fortune

  • 5: The End of the World is Nigh!

  • 6: Interstellar Overdrive

  • Weaving Numbers and Patterns

  • 7: Burning Down the House

  • 8: Rampant Rabbits

  • 9: There's Magic in the Air

  • 10: Doctor Illuminatus

  • 11: The Book of Changes

  • Drawing out the Golden Threads

  • 12: The Vanishing Point

  • 13: The Golden Number

  • 14: Optical Skullduggery

  • 15: The Perils of Parallels!

  • Higher Space and a Deeper Reality

  • 16: The Laws of Thought

  • 17: Free Love in Many Dimensions

  • 18: Into the Fourth Dimension

  • 19: The Bride Stripped Bare

  • 20: Aunt Alice in Wonderland

  • Wandering Round the Knot Garden

  • 21: Let's Do the Twist

  • 22: The Gordian Knot

  • 23: All for One and One for All

  • Casting the Celestial Net

  • 24: Painting By Numbers

  • 25: The Flat Earth Society

  • 26: Mapping the Cosmos

  • Answers to Puzzles

  • Further Reading

  • Quotation Sources

  • Illustration Credits

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Kunstgeschichte
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 336
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780198851950
ISBN-10: 0198851952
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Mee, Nicholas
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 138 x 202 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Nicholas Mee
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.09.2020
Gewicht: 0,492 kg
preigu-id: 118082661
Über den Autor
Nicholas Mee studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, where he gained his PhD in particle physics. He has authored numerous multimedia titles including The Code Book on CD-ROM with Simon Singh and Connections in Space with John Barrow, Martin Kemp and Richard Bright. He has played key roles in several significant science and art projects including the European SCIENAR project and the 2012 Henry Moore and Stringed Surfaces exhibition at the Royal Society. He is author of the award-winning popular science books Higgs Force: Cosmic Symmetry Shattered and Gravity: Cracking the Cosmic Code, as well as The Cosmic Mystery Tour, published by Oxford University Press in 2019.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Contents

  • 0: A Magic Carpet Ride

  • The Fabric of Space, Time and Matter

  • 1: Into the Labyrinth

  • 2: Earth, Air, Fire and Water

  • 3: The Elements

  • 4: The Wheel of Fortune

  • 5: The End of the World is Nigh!

  • 6: Interstellar Overdrive

  • Weaving Numbers and Patterns

  • 7: Burning Down the House

  • 8: Rampant Rabbits

  • 9: There's Magic in the Air

  • 10: Doctor Illuminatus

  • 11: The Book of Changes

  • Drawing out the Golden Threads

  • 12: The Vanishing Point

  • 13: The Golden Number

  • 14: Optical Skullduggery

  • 15: The Perils of Parallels!

  • Higher Space and a Deeper Reality

  • 16: The Laws of Thought

  • 17: Free Love in Many Dimensions

  • 18: Into the Fourth Dimension

  • 19: The Bride Stripped Bare

  • 20: Aunt Alice in Wonderland

  • Wandering Round the Knot Garden

  • 21: Let's Do the Twist

  • 22: The Gordian Knot

  • 23: All for One and One for All

  • Casting the Celestial Net

  • 24: Painting By Numbers

  • 25: The Flat Earth Society

  • 26: Mapping the Cosmos

  • Answers to Puzzles

  • Further Reading

  • Quotation Sources

  • Illustration Credits

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Kunstgeschichte
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 336
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780198851950
ISBN-10: 0198851952
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Mee, Nicholas
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Maße: 138 x 202 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Nicholas Mee
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.09.2020
Gewicht: 0,492 kg
preigu-id: 118082661
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