Celestial Tapestry

Autor

Editura

Oxford University Press

An publicare

2020

Nr. Pagini

320

ISBN

9780198851950

Categorii

In Limbi Străine

Descriere

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.