The music of Pythagoras : how an ancient brotherhood cracked the code of the universe and lit the path from antiquity to outer space
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New York : Walker, 2008.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9780802716316, 0802716318
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xiv, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 182.2 FERGUSO 2008
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Published
New York : Walker, 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780802716316, 0802716318

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-353 ) and index.
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"Pythagoras's influence on the ideas, and therefore on the destiny, of the human race was probably greater than that of any single man before or after him," wrote Arthur Koestler. Though most people know of him only for the famous Pythagorean Theorem (a2 +b2=c2), in fact the pillars of our scientific tradition--belief that the universe is rational, that there is unity to all things, and that numbers and mathematics are a powerful guide to truth about nature and the cosmos--hark back to the convictions of this legendary sixth-century B.C. scholar.--,Publisher

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ferguson, K. (2008). The music of Pythagoras: how an ancient brotherhood cracked the code of the universe and lit the path from antiquity to outer space (First U.S. edition.). Walker.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ferguson, Kitty. 2008. The Music of Pythagoras: How an Ancient Brotherhood Cracked the Code of the Universe and Lit the Path From Antiquity to Outer Space. Walker.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ferguson, Kitty. The Music of Pythagoras: How an Ancient Brotherhood Cracked the Code of the Universe and Lit the Path From Antiquity to Outer Space Walker, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ferguson, Kitty. The Music of Pythagoras: How an Ancient Brotherhood Cracked the Code of the Universe and Lit the Path From Antiquity to Outer Space First U.S. edition., Walker, 2008.

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