Geometry and the Visual Arts - Brossura

Pedoe, Dan

 
9780486244587: Geometry and the Visual Arts
Brossura
ISBN 10: 048624458X ISBN 13: 9780486244587
Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2011

Sinossi

The origins of geometry are rooted in the ancient civilization of Egypt and Babylon. The Greeks developed its primitive beginnings into a science changing forever man's concept of space and proportions. In this lucid work, noted professor of mathematics Dan Pedoe (University of Minnesota) takes a provocative look at the crucial importance of geometry in the development of Western aesthetics. The author traces the effects of geometry on artistic achievement and clearly discusses its fundamental importance to artists, scientists, architects, philosophers, and others.
Special chapters focus on Vitruvius, Albrecht Dürer, and Leonardo da Vinci, clearly outlining the interrelationship of their own artistic development and the guiding principles of geometry. 136 figures illustrate the text in addition to 24 plates. This wide-ranging survey addresses a broad expanse of intellectual territory, covering: projective geometry, mathematical curves, theories of perspective and architectural form, concepts of space and much more; making precise and perceptive references to the works of Plato, Walt Whitman, Pythagoras, Shakespeare, Einstein, Michelangelo, Swift, van Gogh, and other great minds.
Exercises are given at the end of each chapter for those who wish to experience the aesthetic appeal of geometry by carrying out simple constructions, inventing patterns, drawing and stitching curves and envelopes, and finally, venturing into the students, teachers, and all those who delight in the beauty of geometric forms, the work is an indispensable addition to your bookshelf and a lasting delight to the mind and eye.

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Informazioni sull?autore

English-born mathematician Dan Pedoe (1910–98) wrote more than 50 expository research papers on geometry as well as many books on math and geometry that were widely translated and have remained in print for decades.

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Editore
Dover Pubns
Data di pubblicazione
2011
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
048624458X
ISBN 13 
9780486244587
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
320
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss
http://www.la-raia.it

Strada Monterotondo, 79
Novi Ligure
15067
Italia

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ISBN 10:  9991504710 ISBN 13:  9789991504711
Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan
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