Rogerson's Book of 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 Rogerson's Book of Numbers write by Barnaby Rogerson. This book was released on 2013-11-07. Rogerson's Book of Numbers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rogerson's Book of Numbers tells the stories behind our iconic numbers. It is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, powers, calendars, heroes, saints, icons and cultural symbols. It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore and popular culture, in music and poetry, and in the many religions, cultures and belief systems of our world. The stories unfold from millions to zero: from the number of the beast (666) to the seven deadly sins, the twelve signs of the zodiac to the four suits of a pack of cards. Along the way you will discover why Genghis Khan built a city of 108 towers, how Dante forged his Divine Comedy on the number eleven, and why thirteen is so unlucky in the west while fourteen is the number to avoid in China. Now available as a paperback, this is your pocket-book guide to the numerical mysteries of the universe.
Rogerson's Book of Numbers
Rogerson's Book of 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 Rogerson's Book of Numbers write by Barnaby Rogerson. This book was released on 2014-10-28. Rogerson's Book of Numbers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. THE STORIES BEHIND OUR ICONIC NUMBERS Rogerson's Book of Numbers is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, powers, calendars, heroes, saints, icons, and cultural symbols. It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore and popular culture, in music and poetry, and in the many religions, cultures, and belief systems of our world. The stories unfold from millions to zero: from the number of the beast (666) to the seven deadly sins; from the twelve signs of the zodiac to the four suits of a deck of cards. Along the way, author Barnaby Rogerson will show you why Genghis Khan built a city of 108 towers, how Dante forged his Divine Comedy on the number eleven, and why thirteen is so unlucky in the West whereas fourteen is the number to avoid in China.
Numbers and Infinity
Numbers and Infinity - 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 Numbers and Infinity write by E. H. Sondheimer. This book was released on 2006-01-01. Numbers and Infinity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This fresh overview of numbers and infinity avoids tedium and controversy while maintaining historical accuracy and modern relevance. Perfect for undergraduate mathematics or science history courses. 1981 edition.
Rogerson's Book of Numbers
Rogerson's Book of 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 Rogerson's Book of Numbers write by Barnaby Rogerson. This book was released on 2014-11-06. Rogerson's Book of Numbers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rogerson's Book of Numbers tells the stories behind our iconic numbers. It is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, powers, calendars, heroes, saints, icons and cultural symbols. It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore and popular culture, in music and poetry, and in the many religions, cultures and belief systems of our world.The stories unfold from millions to zero: from the number of the beast (666) to the seven deadly sins, the twelve signs of the zodiac to the four suits of a pack of cards. Along the way you will discover why Genghis Khan built a city of 108 towers, how Dante forged his Divine Comedy on the number eleven, and why thirteen is so unlucky in the west while fourteen is the number to avoid in China.Now available as a paperback, this is your pocket-book guide to the numerical mysteries of the universe.
In Search of Ancient North Africa
In Search of Ancient North Africa - 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 In Search of Ancient North Africa write by Barnaby Rogerson. This book was released on 2018-03-15. In Search of Ancient North Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. During years of travelling through North Africa, author Barnaby Rogerson has encountered a handful of stories so complicated that he could not place them into neat, tidy narratives. These are stories of characters who were neither distinctly good nor noticeably bad, neither malicious nor noble. In Search of Ancient North Africa is a journey into the ruins of a landscape to make sense of these stories through the multilayered lives of six individuals. Rogerson digs into the lives of Queen Dido, who was a sacrificial refugee; King Juba II, a prisoner of war who became a compliant tool of the Roman Empire; Septimius Severus, an unpromising provincial who, as its leader, brought his empire to its dazzling apogee; St. Augustine, an intellectual careerist who became a bishop and a saint; Hannibal, the greatest general the world has ever known; and Masinissa, the man who eventually defeated him. Together these six lives, clouded with as much myth as fact, are characters that represent classical North Africa. Among these life stories, we explore ruins and monuments tell of their lives and see the multiple connections that bind the culture of this region with the wider world, particularly the spiritual traditions of the ancient Near East. In Search of Ancient North Africa sheds new light on a time and place at the crossroads of numerous histories and cultures. It offers the first history of ancient North Africa told through the lives of North Africans themselves.
