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.

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Product Description

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #173416 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 64 pages

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

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Customer Reviews

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.

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.

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??