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Celestial Tapestry
- The Warp and Weft of Art and Mathematics
Engelsk Hardback
Celestial Tapestry
- The Warp and Weft of Art and Mathematics
Engelsk Hardback

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Artists and scientists view the world in quite different ways. Nevertheless, they are united in a search for hidden order beneath surface appearances. The quest for eternal geometrical designs is also seen in the sacred mathematical patterns created by the world''s great religions. Tibetan monks fashion chalk mandalas representing the emergence of order in the universe. Moslem architects wrap their buildings in elaborate abstract tessellating designs.Celestial Tapestry places mathematics within a vibrant cultural and historical context. Threads are woven together telling of surprising influences that pass between the Arts and Mathematics. The story involves intriguing characters: the soldier who laid the foundations for fractals and computer art while recovering in hospital after suffering serious injury in the First World War; the mathematician imprisoned for bigamy whose books had a huge influence on twentieth century art; the pioneer clockmaker who suffered from leprosy; the Victorian housewife who amazed mathematicians with her intuition for higher-dimensional space.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9780198851950
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0198851952
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
10 sep 2020
Længde:
28mm
Bredde:
202mm
Højde:
138mm
Forlag:
Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato:
10 sep 2020
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge