Celestial tapestry: the warp and weft of art and mathematics
Auteur :
Mee, Nicholas
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198851950
Date de publication :
10 sept. 2020
Dimensions :
20,7 x 16,4 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
488 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.