--- product_id: 49564249 title: "A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science" price: "£23.43" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/49564249-a-beginners-guide-to-constructing-the-universe-the-mathematical-archetypes store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science **Price:** £23.43 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science - **How much does it cost?** £23.43 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/49564249-a-beginners-guide-to-constructing-the-universe-the-mathematical-archetypes) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Universe May Be a Mystery, But It's No Secret Michael Schneider leads us on a spectacular, lavishly illustrated journey along the numbers one through ten to explore the mathematical principles made visible in flowers, shells, crystals, plants, and the human body, expressed in the symbolic language of folk sayings and fairy tales, myth and religion, art and architecture. This is a new view of mathematics, not the one we learned at school but a comprehensive guide to the patterns that recur through the universe and underlie human affairs. A Beginner's Guide to Constructing, the Universe shows you: Why cans, pizza, and manhole covers are round. Why one and two weren't considered numbers by the ancient Greeks. Why squares show up so often in goddess art and board games. What property makes the spiral the most widespread shape in nature, from embryos and hair curls to hurricanes and galaxies. How the human body shares the design of a bean plant and the solar system. How a snowflake is like Stonehenge, and a beehive like a calendar. How our ten fingers hold the secrets of both a lobster and a cathedral. And much more. Review: Fascinating stuff - Everyone should read this. Mathematical proofs of the divine at a bargain buster basement price. It's a no brainer. Review: The best book - ever! - If I were ever invited on to Desert Island Discs, I would choose this as my book. Paired with paper and a simple geometry set, the hours pass in pure heaven. I have owned it for >25 years and would never want to be without it! ## Features - Harper Perennial ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 161,582 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 30 in Popular Mathematical Theory 36 in History of Mathematics 98 in Mathematical Numbers | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 806 Reviews | ## Images ![A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81new2M+JYL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating stuff *by A***L on 19 March 2026* Everyone should read this. Mathematical proofs of the divine at a bargain buster basement price. 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