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From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept
The concept of symmetry is inherent to modern science, and its evolution has a complex history that richly exemplifies the dynamics of scientific change. This study is based on primary sources, presented in context: the authors examine closely the trajectory of the concept in the mathematical and sc...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008. |
| Series: | Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
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| Online Access: | Texto Completo |
Table of Contents:
- Tradition: Ancient Perspectives and Their SurvivalintheEarlyModernEra
- The Mathematical Path
- The Aesthetic Path
- New Aesthetic Sensibilities in Italian and French Architecture
- The Ancient Concept of Symmetry in Scientific Contexts in Early Modern Times and Its Association with Harmony
- The Path to Revolution: Symmetry as a Modern Scientific Concept
- The Treatment of Symmetry in Natural History (1738-1815)
- Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) and Immanuel Kant (1724-1804): "Revolutions" That Did Not Happen
- Legendre's Revolutionary Definition of Symmetry as a Scientific Concept (1794)
- New Applications of Symmetry in Mathematics and Physics: 1788-1815.