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7½ Planets, a star and a satellite - introduced by Nick Kollerstrom
And a Disquisition on Geometric Patterns Formed by the Bodies in the Solar System reproduced with kind permission of John Martineau
The geometric patterns traced out in the heavens by the
planets of our beloved solar system are truly awe-inspiring. These mathematical
shapes, and the relationships between the relative orbits and sizes of cosmic
bodies, can be measured with astonishing accuracy. For those of you who are
familiar with the work of John Martineau,
renowned geometer and publisher of
Wooden Books, this will be a welcome and refreshing
extension to his highly acclaimed book A Little Book of Coincidence Earth and Venus #1 ('The Kiss of Venus') Earth and Venus #2 ('Love on Earth') Earth and Venus #3 ('Marital Bliss') Mars-Chiron-Jupiter ('The Crusade') Accuracy: a note from Nick Kollerstom
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as some of
these diagrams are taken from his limited edition masterpiece 'The Book of
Coincidence' (1995). For those of you who will be looking at this work for the
first time, brace yourselves as you step in to the world of cosmic geometry and
marvel at the coincidences laid out so simply and magically for your wonderment.
I must at this stage thank John, firstly for piecing this amazing work of cosmic
science together, and secondly for giving his kind permission to reproduce his
diagrams and text here on celestial-sphere. To quote from 'A Little Book of
Coincidence' - "Is it all just a coincidence, or do the patterns perhaps
explain the scientists?".