Celestial tapestry : the warp and weft of art and mathematics /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press USA - OSO,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780192592927 0192592920 9780192592934 0192592939 9780191886690 0191886696 |