May 2001


05/15/01Listening for the Harmony of Apollo
Part II

In the first part of this article we explored the concept of qualitative number, in which each number has a unique character in relation to unity. We used this concept to develop a theory of beauty as the memory of unity and then to tell a story of coming into being, illustrated by the four sciences of qualitative number—arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy. To approach the achievement of beauty in a material design, we might wish to use methods analogous to our ontogenic story. The following example is offered in the spirit of illustrating such methods.