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- 12 hodin čtení
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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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- Rok vydání
- 2020
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- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Alexander Boxer
- Vydavatel
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Rok vydání
- 2020
- Vazba
- pevná
- Počet stran
- 336
- ISBN13
- 9780393634846
- Série
- Štítky
- Naučná literatura, Historické téma, Historie, Duchovní literatura, Věda & Matematika, Spiritualita a duchovno, Věda, Matematika, Esoterika, Vesmír, Astrologie
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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.