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Symmetry in Science and Art
A. V. . Ed(S): Shubnikov
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paperback. Editor(s): Shubnikov, A. V. Num Pages: 446 pages, 409 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 669.
The perception of symmetry in art and in nature has been appreciated since antiquity, with development of the underlying laws tracing back at least to Pythagorean times. By the end of the eighteenth century it was realized that the immense variety of natural crystal shapes could be accounted for on the basis of a rather small number of symmetry operations, of which some were equally applicable to biological systems. The mathematical theory of symmetry continued to mature throughout the last century, culminating in the independent discoveries in Russia, Germany, and England that a total of only 230 independent ways exist ... Read more
The perception of symmetry in art and in nature has been appreciated since antiquity, with development of the underlying laws tracing back at least to Pythagorean times. By the end of the eighteenth century it was realized that the immense variety of natural crystal shapes could be accounted for on the basis of a rather small number of symmetry operations, of which some were equally applicable to biological systems. The mathematical theory of symmetry continued to mature throughout the last century, culminating in the independent discoveries in Russia, Germany, and England that a total of only 230 independent ways exist ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468420692
SKU
V9781468420692
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