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Celestial tapestry : the warp and weft of art and mathematics
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Title
Celestial tapestry : the warp and weft of art and mathematics / Nicholas Mee.
ISBN
9780191886690 (ebook) :
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
This edition also issued in print: 2020.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 25, 2020).
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Summary
'Celestial Tapestry' places mathematics within a vibrant cultural and historical context, highlighting links to the visual arts and design, and broader areas of artistic creativity. Threads are woven together telling of surprising influences that have passed between the arts and mathematics. The story involves many intriguing characters: Gaston Julia, Charles Howard, Michael Scott, Richard of Wallingford, and Alicia Stott Boole.
Variant and related titles
Oxford scholarship online.
Other formats
Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 21, 2020
Series
Oxford scholarship online
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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