From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Hon, Giora (Συγγραφέας), Goldstein, Bernard R. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Σειρά: Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, 20
• Θέματα: History.; Aesthetics.; Philosophy and science.; Architecture.; Mathematics.; Physics.; History of Science.; Philosophy of Science.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Architectural History and Theory.

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...