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The loom of god : mathematical tapestries at the edge of time / Clifford A. Pickover

An exploration of the historical relationship between mathematics and the divine, examining numerical patterns in nature, ancient astronomy, and modern fractals. The text analyses how mathematical constants and mystical reasoning have shaped human understanding of the universe.

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