Six has been considered a number of mystical significance since ancient times. The Pythagoreans considered the number to be "perfect" because of its remarkable number-theoretic properties. The number six also plays an extremely important role in nature; for example, bees have long considered six to be the perfect number of sides for each cell of their honeycomb - and for good reason! In art too, the use of six-fold symmetry is a technique of the highest importance.
In this interactive session, Dr. Bhargava will give a tour through some of these remarkable properties of the number six, and end by teaching some nontrivial magic tricks that make use of these properties — all in celebration of MoMath’s sixth birthday!
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 6:00 pm
through
7:00 pm
National Museum of Mathematics
11 E 26th St.
New York, NY 10010
United States
11 E 26th St.
New York, NY 10010
United States
Event Ticket | $ 30.00 |