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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Archimedes
ISBN-10
9048178843
ISBN-13
9789048178841
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
Publisher
Springer
Imprint
Springer
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 30th, 2010
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
542 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 23.50 x 2.10 cms
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John Roche’s brief essay (1987), in which he sketched the broad outlines of the history of this concept, was particularly helpful, and led us to conclude that the subject was worthy of monographic treatment.
1. Introduction, 2. The Mathematical Path, 3. The Aesthetic Path, 4. New Aesthetic Sensibilities in Italian and French Architecture, 5. The Ancient Concept of Symmetry in Scientific Contexts in Early Modern Times and Its Association with Harmony, 6. The Treatment of Symmetry in Natural History (1738-1815), 7. Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) and Immanuel Kant (1724-1804): ''revolutions'' that did not happen, 8. Legendre''s Revolutionary Definition of Symmetry as a Scientific Concept (1794), 9. New Applications of Symmetry in Mathematics and Physics: 1788-1815, Coda: Legendre''s Choice of Symmetry-What''s in a Word? References
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