Update of 8:16 AM ET —
"And it came to pass . . ."
A music video that opens with remarks by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
at the Last Waltz concert (Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 1976):
"Our Father, whose art's in heaven…" —
For other religious remarks from the above upload date,
Sept. 9, 2011, see Holy Field GF(3).
Click the above "ripple" image for a Grateful Dead haiku
quoted here on Sunday, July 5, 2015.
For another meditation from the second upload date above,
March 19, 2012, see some thoughts on the word "field."
* For the title, see an excerpt from Point Omega .
"Eight is a Gate." — Mnemonic rhyme
Today's previous post, Window, showed a version
of the Chinese character for "field"—
This suggests a related image—
The related image in turn suggests…
Unlike linear perspective, axonometry has no vanishing point,
and hence it does not assume a fixed position by the viewer.
This makes axonometry 'scrollable'. Art historians often speak of
the 'moving' or 'shifting' perspective in Chinese paintings.
Axonometry was introduced to Europe in the 17th century by
Jesuits returning from China.
As was the I Ching. A related structure:
An image suggested by Google's observance today
of Mies van der Rohe's 126th birthday—
Related material:
See also yesterday's Chapter and Verse by Stanley Fish,
and today's Arts & Letters Daily .
See also remarks on Digital Space and Digital Time in this journal.
Such remarks can, of course, easily verge on crackpot territory.
For some related pure mathematics, see Symmetry of Walsh Functions.
In memory of director Ulu Grosbard (continued from yesterday)
From http://scripturetext.com/matthew/13-44.htm —
Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field
the which when a man hath found he hideth and for joy thereof
goeth and selleth all that he hath and buyeth that field
ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 13:44 Greek NT: Byzantine/Majority Text (2000)
παλιν ομοια εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων θησαυρω κεκρυμμενω εν τω αγρω
LEXICON —
παλιν adverb
palin pal'-in: (adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand — again.
ομοια adjective – nominative singular feminine
homoios hom'-oy-os: similar (in appearance or character) — like, + manner.
εστιν verb – present indicative – third person singular
esti es-tee': he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
η definite article – nominative singular feminine
ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) — the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
βασιλεια noun – nominative singular feminine
basileia bas-il-i'-ah: royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm — kingdom, + reign.
των definite article – genitive plural masculine
ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) — the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ουρανων noun – genitive plural masculine
ouranos oo-ran-os': the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity) — air, heaven(-ly), sky.
θησαυρω noun – dative singular masculine
thesauros thay-sow-ros': a deposit, i.e. wealth — treasure.
κεκρυμμενω verb – perfect passive participle – dative singular masculine
krupto kroop'-to: to conceal (properly, by covering) — hide (self), keep secret, secret(-ly).
εν preposition
en en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
τω definite article – dative singular masculine
ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) — the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αγρω noun – dative singular masculine
agros ag-ros': a field (as a drive for cattle); genitive case, the country; specially, a farm, i.e. hamlet — country, farm, piece of ground, land.
— Illustration by Neill Cameron for his father, combinatorialist Peter J. Cameron
Illustration by Nao of the Japanese (and Chinese) character for "field"—
Related material—
Finitegeometry.org favicon from February 24, 2012—
Pentagram design agency on the new Windows 8 logo—
"… the logo re-imagines the familiar four-color symbol
as a modern geometric shape"—
Sam Moreau, Principal Director of User Experience for Windows,
yesterday—
On Redesigning the Windows Logo—
"To see what is in front of one's nose
needs a constant struggle." —George Orwell
That is the feeling we had when Paula Scher
(from the renowned Pentagram design agency)
showed us her sketches for the new Windows logo.
Related material:
(Continued from Abel Prize, August 26)
The situation is rather different when the
underlying Galois field has two rather than
three elements… See Galois Geometry.
The coffee scene from "Bleu"
Related material from this journal:
The Dream of
the Expanded Field
From MIT Commencement Day, 2011— A symbol related to Apollo, to nine, and to "nothing"— A minimalist favicon—
This miniature 3×3 square— — may, if one likes, |
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