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The Symmetries of Things

Hardcover • 2008 • English • 1. edition

The Symmetries of Things

By John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strauss

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Start with a single shape. Repeat it in some way―translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point―and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. Inspired by the geometric intuition of Bill Thurston and empowered by his own analytical skills, John Conway, with his coauthors, has developed a comprehensive mathematical theory of symmetry that allo...Show more

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ISBN

9781568812205

Publisher

A K Peters/CRC Press

Published year

2008

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The Symmetries of Things

Format

Hardcover

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