Education is Freedom
Paulo Friere
Philomath: The Geometric Unification of Science & Art Through Number
Robert Edward Grant and Talal Ghannam PhD
“It would not be far-fetched to speculate that, in reality, there is only one fundamental constant, with all the others being simple transformations of it…One perfect candidate for this quintessential constant is the golden ratio (Φ) and its inverse (φ) (as well as its angular reference 137.5º) as they all reside at the core of the wave matrix, emanating from the central mirror of number 6. This is a constant that controls so much in nature, from the geometry of the farthest galaxies to the proportions and growth-rates of all living things…It definitely deserves to be referred to as the primordial constant, the first one to be generated, and the origin of all other constants.”
For those ordained in the ancient Pythagorean schools of science and philosophy, numbers were more than just counters; they were sacred. Their divinity came from the understanding that numbers underpinned the very foundational forces that created our natural world, emergent through mathematical constants and simplistic numerical relationships. These relationships also miraculously define a universal harmony and beauty in architecture, art and music that speaks to the soul and reveals the interconnectedness of all things.
Philomath is a vital key to this hidden kingdom by, at its core, exploring number theory through the spatial lens of geometry. By visualising the arrangement of core numbers this way, patterns emerge that provide unique insight into the enigma of prime numbers – a field still shrouded in mystery to modern academics. Transcendental mathematical constants such as pi (π) and Euler’s number (e) also organically emerge from these simplistic relationships, with the multitude of inter-disciplinary connections providing irrefutable evidence that our number systems are not an artefact of chance.
For those who have eyes to see the music of the spheres, this knowledge will open the door to the true beauty of mathematics that has long been hidden from us, for reasons only you can uncover for yourself.