{"product_id":"the-geometry-of-heaven-robert-ghrist-9781944655006","title":"The Geometry of Heaven \u0026 Hell: Mathematics \u0026 the Poetic Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if the greatest visionary poets - Homer, Virgil, Dante, Milton, Blake - mapped realms whose secrets mathematicians would take centuries to decode?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Geometry of Heaven \u0026amp; Hell\u003c\/b\u003e is a groundbreaking exploration of how poetic imagination anticipated the discoveries of modern geometry, revealing that beneath the vivid imagery of classical epics and mystical visions lie precise geometric premonitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep beyond metaphor into the measured realities these poets intuited: Virgil's underworld plotted with Euclidean rigor; Dante's Paradise curving into dimensions unseen until Riemann; Milton's Chaos opening into hyperbolic spaces of entropy. Here, poetry is not decoration but prophecy, encoding intricate patterns of space is the search for what lies beyond death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending literary insight and mathematical depth, Robert Ghrist guides readers on an extraordinary pilgrimage through literary cosmologies, illuminating how ancient intuitions align with modern geometric revelations. From the classical descent into Hades, through medieval celestial spheres, to Blake's visionary city of Golgonooza, this book traces how imagination discovers what mathematics later formalizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for lovers of literature intrigued by mathematics, mathematicians drawn to poetic beauty, and anyone curious about the hidden architectures of imagination, \u003cb\u003eThe Geometry of Heaven \u0026amp; Hell\u003c\/b\u003e offers a captivating journey through centuries, cultures, and curvatures into realms where verse and measure converge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Ghrist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194465500X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944655006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Agenbyte Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Robert Ghrist","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611997126911,"sku":"9781944655006","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d89b85ce-c9d1-42d6-b7cc-ea77ec024e15.jpg?v=1764517487","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-geometry-of-heaven-robert-ghrist-9781944655006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}