Beautiful Geometry
1st Edition
Published on 28. July 2015
208 pages
978-1-4008-4833-1 (ISBN)
Description
An exquisite visual celebration of the 2,500-year history of geometry
If you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind. As much a work of art as a book about mathematics, Beautiful Geometry presents more than sixty exquisite color plates illustrating a wide range of geometric patterns and theorems, accompanied by brief accounts of the fascinating history and people behind each. With artwork by Swiss artist Eugen Jost and text by math historian Eli Maor, this unique celebration of geometry covers numerous subjects, from straightedge-and-compass constructions to intriguing configurations involving infinity. The result is a delightful and informative illustrated tour through the 2,500-year-old history of one of the most important branches of mathematics.
If you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind. As much a work of art as a book about mathematics, Beautiful Geometry presents more than sixty exquisite color plates illustrating a wide range of geometric patterns and theorems, accompanied by brief accounts of the fascinating history and people behind each. With artwork by Swiss artist Eugen Jost and text by math historian Eli Maor, this unique celebration of geometry covers numerous subjects, from straightedge-and-compass constructions to intriguing configurations involving infinity. The result is a delightful and informative illustrated tour through the 2,500-year-old history of one of the most important branches of mathematics.
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Edition
Course Book
Language
English
Place of publication
Princeton, NJ
United States
Publishing group
De Gruyter
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
66 color illus. 64 line illus.
File size
10,58 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4008-4833-1 (9781400848331)
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Persons
Eli Maor is the author of To Infinity and Beyond, e: The Story of a Number, Trigonometric Delights, Venus in Transit, and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (all Princeton) and has taught the history of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago. Eugen Jost is a well-known Swiss artist whose work is strongly influenced by mathematics.
Content
Prefaces ix
1.Thales of Miletus 1
2.Triangles of Equal Area 3
3.Quadrilaterals 6
4.Perfect Numbers and Triangular Numbers 9
5.The Pythagorean Theorem I
1.Thales of Miletus 1
2.Triangles of Equal Area 3
3.Quadrilaterals 6
4.Perfect Numbers and Triangular Numbers 9
5.The Pythagorean Theorem I
