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Brook Taylor's Work on Linear Perspective
Kirsti Andersen
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Paperback. Series: Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
The aim of this book is to make accessible the two important but rare works of Brook Taylor and to describe his role in the history of linear perspective. Taylor's works, Linear Perspective and New Principles on Linear Perspective, are among the most important sources in the history of the theory of perspective. This text focuses on two aspects of this history. The first is the development, starting in the beginning of the 17th century, of a mathematical theory of perspective where gifted mathematicians used their creativity to solve basic problems of perspective and simultaneously were inspired to consider more ... Read more
The aim of this book is to make accessible the two important but rare works of Brook Taylor and to describe his role in the history of linear perspective. Taylor's works, Linear Perspective and New Principles on Linear Perspective, are among the most important sources in the history of the theory of perspective. This text focuses on two aspects of this history. The first is the development, starting in the beginning of the 17th century, of a mathematical theory of perspective where gifted mathematicians used their creativity to solve basic problems of perspective and simultaneously were inspired to consider more ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Series
Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461269519
SKU
V9781461269519
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