Mathematics

This book recounts the story of how a geometrical puzzle worthy of the most voracious sphinx finally yielded to an eccentric Russian genius who has since refused the honours proffered by an astonished world.

Paperback. 310 pages. NEW. 

"As it presents problems and conundrums for the seasoned aficionado and adventurous novice alike, this Cabinet guarantees to stimulate and instruct, delight and surprise.

Hardback. 310 pages. NEW.

Here the author shows how the invention of algebra was more than the beginning of a specific discipline of mathematics: it was also the birth of a new way of thinking that altered for ever the ways in which we see and understand our world.

Paperback. 374 pages. NEW. 

The Grand Design by Stepen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow. New answers to the ultimate questions of life, how did the universe begin, why are we here and what is the nature of reality. Bantam Press 2010.

Softcovers, illustrated, 199 pages. NEW

The author has discovered a remarkable geometrical device. The 'starcut diagram' is at first glance a simple way of dividing the area of a square. After extensive research however, he found that it has extordinary mathematical properties, and may even be no less than the source of the number system used in building ancient cities. "This is probably the single most important addition to the body of sacred geometry to re-emerge in a decade." 

Floris Books. Softback. 279 pages. NEW.