Legacy of the Luoshu - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Legacy of the Luoshu write by Frank Swetz. This book was released on 2008-06-16. Legacy of the Luoshu available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A symbol of the Divine, a good luck charm, a cosmogram of the world order, a template for fengshui-through the ages, the luoshu, or magic squre of order three, has fascinated people of many different cultures. In this riveting account of cultural detective work, renowned mathematics educator, Frank J. Swetz relates how he uncovered the previously h
Math for Mystics
Math for Mystics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Math for Mystics write by Renna Shesso. This book was released on 2007-04-01. Math for Mystics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Much of math history comes to us from early astrologers who needed to be able to describe and record what they saw in the night sky. Whether you were the king’s court astrologer or a farmer marking the best time for planting, timekeeping and numbers really mattered. Mistake a numerical pattern of petals and you could be poisoned. Lose the rhythm of a sacred dance or the meter of a ritually told story and the intricately woven threads that hold life together were spoiled. Ignore the celestial clock of equinoxes and solstices, and you’d risk being caught short of food for the winter. Shesso’s friendly tone and clear grasp of the information make the math “go down easy” in this marvelous book.
Benjamin Franklin's Numbers
Benjamin Franklin's Numbers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Benjamin Franklin's Numbers write by Paul C. Pasles. This book was released on 2021-01-12. Benjamin Franklin's Numbers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Few American lives have been as celebrated--or as closely scrutinized--as that of Benjamin Franklin. Yet until now Franklin's biographers have downplayed his interest in mathematics, at best portraying it as the idle musings of a brilliant and ever-restless mind. In Benjamin Franklin's Numbers, Paul Pasles reveals a side of the iconic statesman, scientist, and writer that few Americans know--his mathematical side. In fact, Franklin indulged in many areas of mathematics, including number theory, geometry, statistics, and economics. In this generously illustrated book, Pasles gives us the first mathematical biography of Benjamin Franklin. He draws upon previously unknown sources to illustrate Franklin's genius for numbers as never before. Magic squares and circles were a lifelong fascination of Franklin's. Here, for the first time, Pasles gathers every one of these marvelous creations together in one place. He explains the mathematics behind them and Franklin's hugely popular Poor Richard's Almanac, which featured such things as population estimates and a host of mathematical digressions. Pasles even includes optional math problems that challenge readers to match wits with the bespectacled Founding Father himself. Written for a general audience, this book assumes no technical skills beyond basic arithmetic. Benjamin Franklin's Numbers is a delightful blend of biography, history, and popular mathematics. If you think you already know Franklin's story, this entertaining and richly detailed book will make you think again.
The Glory of Yue
The Glory of Yue - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Glory of Yue write by Olivia Milburn. This book was released on 2010-01-28. The Glory of Yue available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Glory of Yue is the first translation into any Western language of the Yuejue shu, a collection of essays on history, literature, religion, architecture, economic thought, military science, and philosophy related to the ancient kingdoms of Wu and Yue, in present day eastern China.
Imagined Civilizations
Imagined Civilizations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Imagined Civilizations write by Roger Hart. This book was released on 2013-08-15. Imagined Civilizations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While the Jesuits claimed Xu as a convert, he presented the Jesuits as men from afar who had traveled from the West to China to serve the emperor.
