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Symmetry

By: Weyl, Hermann [Author]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1952Description: 168 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780691023748 ; 0691023743 Subject(s): Proportion (Art) AestheticsDDC classification: 519

Contents:

Bilateral symmetry -- Translatory, rotational, and related symmetries -- Ornamental symmetry -- Crystals: the general mathematical idea of symmetry -- Determination of all finite groups of proper rotation in 3-space -- Inclusion of improper rotations.

Summary: 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.

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Index

Bilateral symmetry --
Translatory, rotational, and related symmetries --
Ornamental symmetry --
Crystals: the general mathematical idea of symmetry --
Determination of all finite groups of proper rotation in 3-space --
Inclusion of improper rotations.

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.

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