{"product_id":"the-85-ways-to-tie-a-tie-the-science-and-aesthetics-of-tie-knots-9781841155685","title":"The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie : The Science and Aesthetics of Tie Knots","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo physicists prove that there are not just four ways to tie a tie  but a further 81. Tie Knots 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 4 ways? And how many other possibilities 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 81 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 81 new knots  6 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280116211765,"sku":"ByrdShop_1841155683","price":76.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781841155685.jpg?v=1780621517","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-85-ways-to-tie-a-tie-the-science-and-aesthetics-of-tie-knots-9781841155685","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}