| Sacred Number: The Secret Quality of Quantities Contributor(s): Lundy, Miranda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802714560 ISBN-13: 9780802714565 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Beautifully illustrated with many old engravings as well as contemporary imagery, "Sacred Number" covers basic counting systems and the widespread use of 20 important numbers from major religious texts; the importance of astronomy, geometry, and music to number quality; and how numbers affect architecture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics |
| Dewey: 512.72 |
| Series: Wooden Books |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.94" W x 7" (0.43 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Numbers permeate every aspect of our lives; very little happens without a basic ability to manipulate the simple whole numbers we all take for granted. Beautifully illustrated with old engravings as well as contemporary imagery, Sacred Number introduces basic counting systems; significant numbers from major religious texts; the importance of astronomy, geometry, and music to number quality; how numbers affect architecture. Lundy explains why the ideas of Pythagoras still resonate, and she profiles each number from one to ten to show its distinct qualities: why, for example, the golden section is associated with five, and seven with the Virgin Mary. |