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A Little Book of Coincidence (Wooden Books)

A Little Book of Coincidence (Wooden Books)
By John Martineau

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I can't say enough good things about this book; I imagine Johannes Kepler, whose mystical passion for fathoming the geometric underpinnings of the solar system gave us elliptical orbits, the cube/square relationship and "equal areas in equal time", would have leapt for joy to see how Martineau made a quantum leap in the quest where he left off. I have some prints inspired by his http://www.intent.com/posters/Martineau and related calendars on my home page. His simple 2D and 3D models are uncannily accurate, most in the region of 99.9%! I imagine some day Martineau's name will be heralded among the ranks of Kepler, Galileo, Einstein, and Copernicus for the significance of his discoveries. Check it out! Also check out all the other superb books in the Wooden Books series; I have an entire section of this aStore devoted to these.

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.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #72334 in Books
  • Published on: 2002-04-01
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 64 pages

Editorial Reviews

About the Author
John Martineau, an acclaimed geometer, is also the publisher of Wooden Books.

Customer Reviews

Not about coincidence3
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.

Marvelous5
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??

very disappointing2
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.