Avebury is the largest stone circle on Earth! Silbury Hill is as old as the Great Pyramid! Packed with rare old engravings and great new research this timeless pocket guide to Europe's most extensive neolithic complex will leave you informed, intrigued and inspired!
Avebury is the largest stone circle on Earth! Silbury Hill is as old as the Great Pyramid! Packed with rare old engravings and great new research this...
What is the secret meaning of alchemical symbolism? Could ancient images really turn molten lead into gold with a mere pinch of the Philosopher's Stone? Alchemy is perhaps the last magical art to survive the ravages of the modern world. This book initiates the reader into some of the key concepts and practices of this extraordinary field of study.
What is the secret meaning of alchemical symbolism? Could ancient images really turn molten lead into gold with a mere pinch of the Philosopher's Ston...
What are numbers? Where do they come from? Are there different kings of number? Why was Pythagoras fascinated by triangular and square numbers? Is there a link between perfect numbers and primes? In this enlightening illustrated pocket book, mathemagician Oliver Linton reveals the wonderful world of numbers, visiting the questions and answers of great number theorists along the way, from Euclid to Euler, Fibonacci to Fermat, and Archimedes to Gauss. No calculator needed! WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS....
What are numbers? Where do they come from? Are there different kings of number? Why was Pythagoras fascinated by triangular and square numbers? Is the...
