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Title: A Little Book of Coincidence (Wooden Books)
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Manufacturer: Walker & Company
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| A Little Book of Coincidence (Wooden Books) by Walker & Company Not about coincidence |
The Wooden Books series is wonderful. This is a beautiful member of the line, but it is about the geometric harmonies of the solar system, not so much about coincidence as such, so I felt a little disappointment.
I have been looking for a book on coincidence. This is not it. |
| A Little Book of Coincidence (Wooden Books) by Walker & Company Gimme that Old Time Astronomy |
One of the things I love about this book is it shows a lil of the old time geocentric view, and if you are looking into things like alchemy, astrology, tarot, sacred geometry and other old timey occult subjects this is gratifying to see. While there is stuff about the heliocentric system, this book seems most interested in showing the beauty and elegance of how the planets relate to each other. There is a big emphasis on the idea -- can things so beautifully proportioned be mere coincidence? I imagine hard line science folks will find this book annoying, and folks of an esoteric/supernatural bent will find it lovely.
My only complaint is the citations for some of the pictures are so durn faint as to be purtnear nonexistent. But hey, the book is thin and only ten bucks, so I'm not gonna kick too hard. |
| A Little Book of Coincidence (Wooden Books) by Walker & Company Marvelous |
| This is a really great little book, a work of art. I like the way John Martineau leaves it to you, the reader, to make up your own mind over what these amazing coincidences mean. The pictures are beautiful. What an incredible place our solar system is. Why dont teachers teach us these things in school?? |
| A Little Book of Coincidence (Wooden Books) by Walker & Company very disappointing |
I was looking for a book that provides an alternative, "esoteric" point of view on the solar system. Unfortunately i was completely misled by the table of contents which looked very appealing. In fact the actual contents of each chapter are very small, and sometimes have nothing to do with the title of the chapter! Page after page the author keeps looking for coincidences in ratios between sizes, periods and orbits of the planets. But after 5 pages it becomes very repetitive and boring.
My final impression is that the author has not found an efficient approach to the object he is trying to study. Astrology is probably the efficient approach to better understand our solar system. |
| A Little Book of Coincidence (Wooden Books) by Walker & Company Interesting at least. |
I very much like the fact that this book isn't trying to state these coincidences are all part of a grander scheme. It lets us pose that question for ourselves.
The Spiro-graphic orbits - especially that of Venus / Earth are incredible. I must say though, a few of these coincidences are a stretch. Adding and subtracting whole numbers from phi allow many of these to occur, and I cannot see how this can be rationalized. Maybe I didn't understand it correctly, or I'm looking to deep into it.
This book is simple, and poses no views. In my opinion, look at it as interesting cosmic relations and planetary art - but don't look into it much further. |
| A Little Book of Coincidence (Wooden Books) by Walker & Company Product Description |
A most unusual guide to the solar system, A Little Book of Coincidence suggests that there may be fundamental relationships between space, time, and life that have not yet been fully understood. From the observations of Ptolemy and Kepler to the Harmony of the Spheres and the hidden structure of the solar system, John Martineau reveals the exquisite orbital patterns of the planets and the mathematical relationships that govern them. A table shows the relative measurements of each planet in eighteen categories, and three pages show the beautiful dance patterns of thirty six pairs of planets and moons. |
