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 general problems in
the projective geometry. Taylor was one of the key figures in this
development. The second aspect concerns the problem of transmitting
the knowledge gained by mathematicians to the practitioners.
Although Taylor's books were mathematical rather than challenging,
he was the first mathematician to succeed in making the
practitioners interested in teaching the theoretical foundation of
perspective. He became so important in the development that he was
named "the father of modern perspective" in England. The English
school of Taylor followers contained among others the painter John
Kirby and Joseph Highmore and the scientist Joseph Priestley. After
its translation to Italian and French in the 1750s, Taylor's work
became popular on the continent.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Sources in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 10 |
Release date: |
September 2012 |
First published: |
1992 |
Authors: |
Kirsti Andersen
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
259 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4612-6951-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
Geometry >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4612-6951-2 |
Barcode: |
9781461269519 |
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