The Fabled Tapestry of Paragon
The Fabled Tapestry of Paragon

Author: Clark Peterston

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-12-15

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1446707024

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There lies a place about four billion light years from here. I'm rounding up as it's closer to four than three. This place is in a galaxy called Ursula Nebula. Within this galaxy lies a planet called Circo, and on that planet is an island called Enormous Island. On this island lies a town called Clingthorpe. The locals follow a sport called goose chasing, which as the name would suggest, involves the chasing of geese. Then there are the sheep shigglers, who seem to be a law unto themselves. In this town lives a man called Maurice Twistle. On first glance this man seems like any other man, except for the fact that he wears only tweed. On closer observation, however, Maurice Twistle is a man with many secrets. A man who reckons he knows the truth about the Fabled Tapestry of Paragon. The thing is, will anyone listen, and will he be able to save planet Circo from impending doom?

Math and the Mona Lisa
Math and the Mona Lisa

Author: Bulent Atalay

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2011-09-20

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1588343537

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Leonardo da Vinci was one of history's true geniuses, equally brilliant as an artist, scientist, and mathematician. Readers of The Da Vinci Code were given a glimpse of the mysterious connections between math, science, and Leonardo's art. Math and the Mona Lisa picks up where The Da Vinci Code left off, illuminating Leonardo's life and work to uncover connections that, until now, have been known only to scholars. Bülent Atalay, a distinguished scientist and artist, examines the science and mathematics that underlie Leonardo's work, paying special attention to the proportions, patterns, shapes, and symmetries that scientists and mathematicians have also identified in nature. Following Leonardo's own unique model, Atalay searches for the internal dynamics of art and science, revealing to us the deep unity of the two cultures. He provides a broad overview of the development of science from the dawn of civilization to today's quantum mechanics. From this base of information, Atalay offers a fascinating view into Leonardo's restless intellect and modus operandi, allowing us to see the source of his ideas and to appreciate his art from a new perspective.

On Metaphoring
On Metaphoring

Author: Wu

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-05-20

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 900445327X

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Metaphor familiarizes things strange with things familiar to enrich old things with things newly made familiar. Thus metaphor is an effective intercultural highway without shared thinking-way, for each culture is a specific thinking-way. This volume shows such intercultural communication.