Central Library

Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Symmetry / by Hermann Weyl.

By: Weyl, Hermann, 1885-1955 [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Princeton science library: Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [1989]Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 1400874343; 9781400874347.Subject(s): Proportion (Art) | Aesthetics | Symmetry (Art) | Proportions (Art) | Sym�etrie (Art) | balances (scales) | balance sheets | ART -- General | Aesthetics | Proportion (Art) | Symmetry (Art) | Sym�etrie | Art et sciencesGenre/Form: 7 Electronic books. | Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: SymmetryDDC classification: 701.17 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Bilateral symmetry -- Translatory, rotational, and related symmetries -- Ornamental symmetry -- Crystals. The general mathematical idea of symmetry.
Summary: Symmetry is a classic study of symmetry in mathematics, the sciences, nature, and art from one of the twentieth century's greatest mathematicians. Hermann Weyl explores the concept of symmetry beginning with the idea that it represents a harmony of proportions, and gradually departs to examine its more abstract varieties and manifestations—as bilateral, translatory, rotational, ornamental, and crystallographic. Weyl investigates the general abstract mathematical idea underlying all these special forms, using a wealth of illustrations as support. Symmetry is a work of seminal relevance that explores the great variety of applications and importance of symmetry.
    average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Reprint. originally published: 1952. First Princeton paperback printing: 1982.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bilateral symmetry -- Translatory, rotational, and related symmetries -- Ornamental symmetry -- Crystals. The general mathematical idea of symmetry.

Print version record.

Symmetry is a classic study of symmetry in mathematics, the sciences, nature, and art from one of the twentieth century's greatest mathematicians. Hermann Weyl explores the concept of symmetry beginning with the idea that it represents a harmony of proportions, and gradually departs to examine its more abstract varieties and manifestations—as bilateral, translatory, rotational, ornamental, and crystallographic. Weyl investigates the general abstract mathematical idea underlying all these special forms, using a wealth of illustrations as support. Symmetry is a work of seminal relevance that explores the great variety of applications and importance of symmetry.

IEEE IEEE Xplore Princeton University Press eBooks Library

There are no comments for this item.

Log in to your account to post a comment.