More on Durer and Physics

An earlier post mentions Durer and physics.
Here are a few more details (also posted on Wikipedia):

In Rock Star's Rainbow, a print of Melencolia I
is used as a bookmark by the anonymous author, charting
his progress while working on a scandalous exposé of a celebrity.
(Unfortunately, before he is able to finish the manuscript,
the reporter is thrown out of a plane over Los Angeles. What
survives is a nearly finished, edited version.)

In addition, a triangular paper football containing Durer's
magic square is placed in a pendant around the
rock legend's neck (unbeknownst to him) to serve as a talisman, protecting him from
melancholy.

As the novel nears its conclusion, the sum of all the numbers in the square (136) is linked
to the fine-structure constant (137) in theoretical physics.