Pickover explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans were convinced that magic squares--arrays filled with numbers or letters in certain arrangements--held the secret of the universe. Readers are treated to a colorful history of magic squares and similar structures, their construction, and classification.
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Pickover explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans were convinced that magic squares--arrays filled with numbers or letters in certain arrangements--held the secret of the universe. Readers are treated to a colorful history of magic squares and similar structures, their construction, and classification.
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New. Humanity's love affair with mathematics and mysticism reached a critical juncture, legend has it, on the back of a turtle in ancient China. This book explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were convinced that magic squares held the secret of the universe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 191 line illus. BIC Classification: PBM; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682. 2002. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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