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"Constructing the Universe" DVD - $20 (Arlington, MA)
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Michael Schneider narrates this four-hour philosophical journey across the landscapes of twelve numbers, shapes and principles of this universal alphabet. Abundantly illustrated with examples from mathematics, nature, art, science, technology, music, architecture, philosophy, religion, mythology and symbolism across cultures, we see how the same numbers, shapes, principles, patterns and proportions appear in widely different places for surprisingly similar reasons.
The twelve numbers naturally form four groups:
1. First Principles: 1 & 2
2. Numbers of Structure: 3, 4, 6, 8, 12
3. Numbers of Life: 5 & 10
4. Numbers of Mystery: 7, 9, 11
Traditional philosophers since Pythagoras have taught that numbers and their shapes are at the heart of everything. Galileo pointed out that the universe is like a great book written in an alphabet of simple shapes like circles, triangles, squares and spirals. By noticing numbers and shapes and understanding their principles we gain insight into the patterns of nature as well as the symbols of religion, mythology and art. And we only need to look at the mathematics of the numbers 1 through 12 to begin to appreciate the order and harmonious (including human) designs of this vast, beautifully embroidered Cosmos.
Here is a link to the website with more information:
https://www.constructingtheuniverse.com/DVD.htm