If you want to begin stargazing, there are a few free tools that can help you understand the night sky. On your computer you can install a free-software planetarium such as Stellarium. On your phone you can install Stellarium or Sky Map. These are powerful and useful apps, but if you are like me, you also… Continue reading Review: Atlas of the Constellations by Giles Sparrow
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Top 3 Math Books Everybody Should Buy
In this review I will go over a short list of math books that I consider to be useful for most people interested in the subject of math. The books included in this list should provide a general math education. I tried to include books that cover the following aspects of general math education: introduction… Continue reading Top 3 Math Books Everybody Should Buy
Review: Iconologia by Cesare Ripa
Every student of western symbolism should familiarize himself with Iconologia by Cesare Ripa. In the simplest terms, Iconologia can be described as a dictionary of allegorical images. The fist edition was published in 1593 in Perugia. You can find some general info on the Wikipedia page dedicated to Cesare Ripa. The use of allegorical images… Continue reading Review: Iconologia by Cesare Ripa