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From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008) Loot Price: R7,782
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From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed....

From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)

Giora Hon, Bernard R Goldstein

Series: Archimedes, 20

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Many literary critics seem to think that an hypothesis about obscure and remote questions of history can be refuted by a simple demand for the production of more evidence than in fact exists. The demand is as easy to make as it is impossible to satisfy. But the true test of an hypothesis, if it cannot be shown to con?ict with known truths, is the number of facts that it correlates and explains. Francis M. Cornford [1914] 1934, 220. It was in the autumn of 1997 that the research project leading to this publication began. One of us [GH], while a visiting fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Science (University of Pittsburgh), gave a talk entitled, "Proportions and Identity: The Aesthetic Aspect of Symmetry". The presentation focused on a confusion s- rounding the concept of symmetry: it exhibits unity, yet it is often claimed to reveal a form of beauty, namely, harmony, which requires a variety of elements. In the audience was the co-author of this book [BRG] who responded with enthusiasm, seeking to extend the discussion of this issue to historical sources in earlier periods. A preliminary search of the literature persuaded us that the history of symmetry was rich in possibilities for new insights into the making of concepts. John Roche's brief essay (1987), in which he sketched the broad outlines of the history of this concept, was particularly helpful, and led us to conclude that the subject was worthy of monographic treatment.

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Imprint: Springer
Country of origin: Netherlands
Series: Archimedes, 20
Release date: November 2010
First published: 2008
Authors: Giora Hon • Bernard R Goldstein
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
ISBN-13: 978-90-481-7884-1
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Theory of architecture
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
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Barcode: 9789048178841

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