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Sacred Number: The Secret Quality of Quantities (Wooden Books) Hardcover – July 1, 2005

by Miranda Lundy (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 102 ratings
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Numbers permeate every aspect of our lives; very little happens without a basic ability to manipulate the simple whole numbers we all take for granted. Beautifully illustrated with old engravings as well as contemporary imagery, Sacred Number introduces basic counting systems; significant numbers from major religious texts; the importance of astronomy, geometry, and music to number quality; how numbers affect architecture. Lundy explains why the ideas of Pythagoras still resonate, and she profiles each number from one to ten to show its distinct qualities: why, for example, the golden section is associated with five, and seven with the Virgin Mary.

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    Bloomsbury USA
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    July 1, 2005
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    5.85 x 0.6 x 6.95 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0802714560
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0802714565
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Miranda Lundy has studied the history of number for most of her life. The author of Sacred Geometry, she lives in England.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury USA (July 1, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802714560
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802714565
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.85 x 0.6 x 6.95 inches
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Customers love the content of this book, with one mentioning it's part of the entire Wooden Books series. The design receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting its nice illustrations. Customers find the book fun, with one noting it's a perfect combination for engaging both mind and eye.

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  • J. Lovelace
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
    Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2009
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    As a mathematician I have to say I loved this book, as well as the entire wooden books series. The book is 50% image and 50% language, the perfect combination to keep both mind and eye engaged. The wooden book claim of, "little books, big ideas" couldn't be more true than this book. I have read it many times. I intend to read it many more times and will probably buy several copies for my friends.
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  • Samuel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2015
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    I love all of the Little wooden books. Very nice illustrations and concise information.
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  • KJackson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2018
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    so happy to have this to accompany other books in this great series. handsome, fun, informative
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  • Midge
    5.0 out of 5 stars Deceivingly great book!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2009
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    This little book taught me even more about the sacred qualities of numbers than I ever would have imagined! I've studied various numerological systems such as The Enneagram (Helen Palmer is best) and numerology along with crystal studies. I was shocked to see the Enneagram structure in it! This book has a bunch to offer who look for quality over just quantity. We've become too numbed to our mathematics and quantifications. Time to see through a different lens. Highly recommended!
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  • Goldi Tewari
    3.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt tribute to the beauty of numbers.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2025
    A quick and engaging read that draws you into the fascinating world of numbers. The author skillfully connects numerical concepts to nature and cultural symbolism, giving them tangible and relatable meanings. The vivid metaphors she employs linger in the reader's mind, making abstract ideas memorable. This book is a heartfelt tribute to the beauty of numbers and a commendable effort to ignite a passion for them.
    My favourite lines from the book are:
    "It is perhaps appropriate that our zero takes the form of a circle, itself a symbol of one, and that our one takes the form of a short line between two points. As acknowledged in gematria, each number already contains the seed of its successor within it, and the symbols for zero and one strangely combine to create the golden symbol , a fitting thought with which to end this book."

    "When the ancient Greeks proved that the diagonals of squares could not be expressed as fractions, it is said to have caused a crisis in their ranks, a little like the terror still experienced today by many people faced with a square root symbol."
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2017
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    Wooden Book - they are always top quality
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  • Robert j palumbo
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun book
    Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2021
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    Well made and sturdy construction
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  • John M Wasilnak
    5.0 out of 5 stars Numbers
    Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2013
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    A very good book concerning how our numbering system came to be that which we know today. It explains how certain numbers can be grouped together and explains what other things in life share that number.
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  • gaffar
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in India on May 18, 2015
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    Veryshort ineresting work
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  • maria
    2.0 out of 5 stars Me he perdido
    Reviewed in Spain on November 25, 2024
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    Creo que me equivoqué de libro, esperaba más un libro sobre numerología
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  • Ash A.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on April 29, 2018
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    Beautiful little book for people who love little nuggets of magical knowledge.
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  • Chef
    5.0 out of 5 stars Complex ideas understood in a simple way
    Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2014
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    For a small book it is packed full of interesting information. It wastes no words as filler and gives you the straight goods on sacred numbers.
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  • Kamarudheen
    1.0 out of 5 stars Try to not buy
    Reviewed in India on August 23, 2019
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    The books not contains valuable number concepts... the book is just print outed pages and binding with a paper cover..not much expense be over 300rupees but they take 595 rupees....also self return only possible...
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