The "Change Arises" phrase in the previous post suggests a sort of
architectural plan and elevation for the structure of the I Ching —
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Paradigms of Geometry
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Sunday, July 20, 2014
Sunday School
Paradigms of Geometry:
Continuous and Discrete
The discovery of the incommensurability of a square’s
side with its diagonal contrasted a well-known discrete
length (the side) with a new continuous length (the diagonal).
The figures below illustrate a shift in the other direction.
The essential structure of the continuous configuration at
left is embodied in the discrete unit cells of the square at right.
See Desargues via Galois (August 6, 2013).
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
More or Less by Chance
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