Introduction

Introduction

Whatever your religious beliefs concerning the role of God in the Creation of this our universe, there can but be satisfaction in deciphering the messages coded in what we see around us, and which surely reveal some of the secrets of Creation.

The language involved is itself universal, being that of mathematics, the logical foundation of physics, and so, for those who understand algebraic equations and integral calculus, let me now guide you along a path of exploration as we confront those coded messages.

Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) — the nearest planetary nebula to Earth, imaged in ultraviolet by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), the nearest planetary nebula to Earth (~655 light-years). Sometimes called the “Eye of God.” Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) · NASA Image Library ↗