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Pedoe, Dan Geometry and the Visual Arts ISBN 13: 9789991504711

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Pedoe, Dan

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9789991504711: Geometry and the Visual Arts
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ISBN 10: 9991504710 ISBN 13: 9789991504711
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1977

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Synopsis

This survey traces the effects of geometry on artistic achievement and clearly discusses its importance to artists, scientists, architects, philosophers, and others. In addition to profiles of Vitruvius, Albrecht Durer, and Leonardo da Vinci, it includes a survey of projective geometry, mathematical curves, theories of perspective, architectural form, and concepts of space.

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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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  • PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
  • Publication date1977
  • ISBN 10 9991504710
  • ISBN 13 9789991504711
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
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