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- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
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Exploring the intersection of astrology and mathematics, this work reveals how astrology served as a significant applied mathematics challenge in ancient times. Data scientist Alexander Boxer delves into classical texts, uncovering the scientific principles and data-analysis techniques employed by renowned thinkers like Ptolemy, al-Kindi, and Kepler. The book presents astrology not merely as superstition but as a sophisticated intellectual pursuit that reflects humanity's innate desire to find patterns in the universe.
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A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for Our Destiny in Data, Alexander Boxer
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- Pubblicato
- 2020
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- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Alexander Boxer
- Editore
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Pubblicato
- 2020
- Formato
- Copertina rigida
- Pagine
- 336
- ISBN13
- 9780393634846
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Tema stórico, Storia, Esoterismo e religione, Scienza e Matematica, Spiritualità e Religione, Scienza, Esoterismo, Matematica, Spazio, Astrologia
- Valutazione
- 3,8 su 5
- Descrizione
- Exploring the intersection of astrology and mathematics, this work reveals how astrology served as a significant applied mathematics challenge in ancient times. Data scientist Alexander Boxer delves into classical texts, uncovering the scientific principles and data-analysis techniques employed by renowned thinkers like Ptolemy, al-Kindi, and Kepler. The book presents astrology not merely as superstition but as a sophisticated intellectual pursuit that reflects humanity's innate desire to find patterns in the universe.