How do you divide a line into three? Or five? Or seven? Is there a simple way to marry harmony and geometry? What is the secret diagram alluded to by writers of antiquity? In this groundbreaking book, philosopher Adam Tetlow reveals the long lost Helicon, the master diagram of the ancient arts and crafts.Watch in astonishment as this magical geometric figure produces simple fractions, musical harmonies, Pythagorean triangles, perspective and more. WOODEN BOOKS US EDITIONS. Small books, BIG ideas. Tiny but packed with information. “Stunning” NEW YORK TIMES. “Fascinating” FINANCIAL TIMES. “Beautiful” LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. “Rich and Artful” THE LANCET. “Genuinely mind-expanding” FORTEAN TIMES. “Excellent” NEW SCIENTIST.
Author: Adam Tetlow
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Wooden Books
Published: 09/15/2023
Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 6.77h x 5.51w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9781952178290
Language: English
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