1. Introduction; 2. Pythagoras; 3. Neopythagoreanism; 4. The Pythagoreans abroad; 5. Alphabets for Gematria; 6. The Beast; 7. Beastly curiosities; 8. The Beast is coming! 9. The law of small numbers; 10. Comes the revolution; 11. The law of round numbers; 12. Biblical sevens; 13. Thirteens and squares; 14. The triangles of Genesis 1:1; 15. Paradigms; 16. Through poetry with straightedge and compass; 17. Shakespeare's numbers; 18. Rithmomachy; 19. Number forms; 20. Mrs L. Dow Balliett; 21. Numerology books; 22. What numerologists sell; 23. Listen for your number; 24. The power of the pyramid; 25. Inside the pyramid; 26. The Pyramid, Stonehenge, the Malayasian Lottery, and the Washington Monument; 27. Pyramidiocy; 28. Are you gridding? 29. Enneagrams; 30. All that glistens; 31. Numbers, numbers everywhere; 32. Biorhythyms; 33. Riding the wave; 34. Conclusion.
Dudley describes the delusion of numerology, e.g. biorhythyms, and gives a history and a host of examples.
I anticipated that Numerology would be a well-written,
user-friendly book. I am pleased to announce that Dudley's latest
book exceeded my expectations in every respect. It is especially
noteworthy that the author's practice of summarizing the history of
each topic that he discusses is carried over to this book. .Some
chapters that contain very little mathematics are...fascinating.
The chapters on Pythagoreanism and the ones on gematria, that is
the art and science of assigning numbers to letters and thus to
words, are in this category. The chapters on the history of
numerology, the role of sevens in the Bible, books on numerology,
and the chapter on round numbers are also nonmathematical, but well
worth reading. In conclusion, the book is a delight - one that you
will be glad to have read, but sorry to have finished."" - The
Mathematics Teacher
""Most of us, regardless of mathematical training, firmly believe
that numbers have great power and importance. Fewer in number,
there are those who believe numbers have the ability to control
events and determine our fates. These latter people, numerologists,
are the subject of Dudleys most recent examination of the abuses
and misuses of numbers...Dudley provides a history of numerology
starting with Pythaogras and his number mystic disciples some 2500
years ago, and provides numerous examples, past and present.
Featured here are the Bible-numberists, who placed special
significance on the numerous sevens and perfect squares found in
the Bible; the pyramidologists, who believed that the world would
end on August 20, 1953 (oops!); the modern-day Oxford scholar who
believes that Shakespeare wrote his sonnets with great dedication
to triangular numbers; and many others. A fun read for anybody who
enjoys other people's silliness. Requiring no specific mathematical
! knowledge beyond arithmetic. Numerology is highly recommended.""
- CHOICE Magazine
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