- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Fourth Estate; New edition edition (5 Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841155683
- ISBN-13: 978-1841155685
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 12.8 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 441,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘A masterpiece of ludicrous arcana by two Cambridge researchers. It's the best digest of useless knowledge since the World Encyclopedia of Fly Fishing.’
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Two physicists prove that there are not just four ways to tie a tie, but a further eighty-one. ‘The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie’ unravels the history of ties, the story of the discovery of the new knots and some very elegant mathematics in action.
If Einstein had been left alone in Tie Rack for long enough perhaps he would have worked it out : why do people tie their ties in only four ways? And how many other possibilites are there? Two Cambridge University physicists, research fellows working from the Cavendish laboratories, have discovered via a recherche branch of mathematics – knot theory – that although only four knots are traditionally used in tying neck ties another eighty-one exist. This is the story of their discovery, of the history of neck ties and of the equations that express whether a tie is handsome or not. Of the eighty-one new knots, six are practical and elegant. We now have somewhere else to go after the Pratt, the Four-in-Hand, the Full and Half Windsor. Sartorial stylishness is wrapped effortlessly around popular mathematics. A concept developed to describe the movement of gas molecules – the notion of persistent walks around a triangular lattice – also describes the options for tie tying. Pure maths becomes pure fashion in a delightfully designed little package from Fourth Estate.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Everything for the aspiring 'Dandy' in the modern day world!,
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This review is from: The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie: The Science and Aesthetics of Tie Knots (Paperback)
This book is really different - probably because it's written by two professors who apply mathematics to the principles of tying a tie, but it makes for a refreshing read. An invaluable resource for the modern day gentleman, this book tells you which knot suits a cutaway collar, etc etc, but it also provides a fascinating insight into the history of the neck tie (and its predecessors.) An excellent Christmas gift for Dad, I give this book 5 stars for entertainment, and value for money.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Bizarre but very amusing,
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This review is from: The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie: The Science and Aesthetics of Tie Knots (Paperback)
This book is absolutely bonkers but also very funny. I don't know if the authors intended it to be this way but it's a hoot. Perfect stocking filler!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A very interesting read!,
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This review is from: The 85 Ways To Tie A Tie : The Science And Aesthetics of Tie Knots (Hardcover)
Leave it to mathematics to discover new ways to express an art form. As a passionate collector of fine neckwear ( I own several hundred ties ), I was very interested to see what these boys came up with. In addition to the four styles I knew previously, I can now boast four more practical methods of tying my beloved cravates. This is a very good book for anyone who feel as Oscar Wilde did: "One should either wear a work of art or be a work of art". I highly recommend it!
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