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Legacy of the Luoshu
The 4,000 Year Search for the Meaning of the Magic Square of Order Three
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Legacy of the Luoshu
The 4,000 Year Search for the Meaning of the Magic Square of Order Three
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A symbol of the Divine, a good luck charm, a cosmogram of the world order, a template for fengshui-through the ages, the luoshu, or magic squre of order three, has fascinated people of many different cultures. In this riveting account of cultural detective work, renowned mathematics educator, Frank J. Swetz relates how he uncovered the previously h
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1. The Journey Begins
- 2. On the Banks of the Luo River
- 3. Yinyang, Wuxing, and Key Numbers in the Luoshu
- 4. The Luoshu in Cosmic Ritual, Fortune-Telling, and Fengshui
- 5. Chinese Variations on the Luoshu Theme
- 6. The Magic Square of Order Three in Other Cultures
- 7. Luoshu Miscellanea
- 8. Some Final Thoughts
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Illustrations Acknowledgments
- Back Cover