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Binary Arithmetic
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Chinese numerology
constant
cosmological symbolism
Counterclockwise
cross-cultural mathematics
Daoist Priests
Daoist ritual practices
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Facing Star
Ferdinand Verbiest
Forbidden City
Game Boards
Held
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Luo River
magic
Magic Constant
Magic Cube
Magic Square
Magic Sum
mathematical history
Mountain Star
Natural Square
numbers
Objective Grid
period
Philippe De La Hire
Society Of Jesus
square
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symbolic number patterns in philosophy
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Warring States Period
yan
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Yang Numbers
Yellow River
Yin Numbers
Zhuang Zi
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Product details
- ISBN 9781568814278
- Weight: 430g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 16 Jun 2008
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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A symbol of the Divine, a good luck charm, a cosmogram of the world order, a template for fengshui —through the ages, the luoshu, or magic squre of order three, has fascinated people of many different cultures.
In this riveting account of cultural detective work, renowned mathematics educator, Frank J. Swetz relates how he uncovered the previously hidden history of the luoshu, from its Chinese origins, shrouded in legend, through its eventual association with Chinese fortunetelling, Daoism, and fengshui, to its incorporation into Islamic astrology and alchemy and its migration into Kabbalistic lore and other occult traditions of the West.
Frank J. Swetz, Professor Emeritus at the Pennsylvania State University, is one of America's best known mathematics educators. His interest in how society promotes mathematical knowledge led him to try to understand the cultural history of mathematics. He is co-founding editor of Convergence, an e-journal devoted to the History of Mathematics and its Teaching. He has authored over 300 articles and 20 books, including Was Pythagoras Chinese? An Examination of Right Triangle Theory in Ancient China (1977) and Capitalism and Arithmetic: The New Math of the Fifteenth Century (1987). He edited From Five Fingers to Infinity: A Journey through the History of Mathematics (1994).
