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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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.
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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
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
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