Symmetry
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: January 1, 1983
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780691023748
Subjects: Aesthetics; Theory of art; Science; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; General; Physics; Chemistry; History of Science and Medicine, Philosophy of Science; Science / Physics; Esthetics; Proportion (Art)
First sentence: IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN the word symmetry is used in our everyday language in two meanings.
Description: Dr. Weyl presents a masterful and fascinating survey of the applications of the principle of symmetry in sculpture, painting, architecture, ornament, and design; its manifestations in organic and inorganic nature; and its philosophical and mathematical significance. -- Scientific American.