Symmetry : A Journey Into the Patterns of Nature

by Marcus Du Sautoy

2020-08-24 23:55:21

Symmetry is all around us. Of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world, this unique, pervasive phenomenon indicates a dynamic relationship between objects. Combining a rich historical narrative with his own personal journey as a mat... Read more

Symmetry is all around us. Of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world, this unique, pervasive phenomenon indicates a dynamic relationship between objects. Combining a rich historical narrative with his own personal journey as a mathematician, Marcus du Sautoy takes a unique look into the mathematical mind as he explores deep conjectures about symmetry and brings us face-to-face with the oddball mathematicians, both past and present, who have battled to understand symmetry''s elusive qualities.

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File size7.9x5.3x1.1inches
Print pages376
PublisherHarper Perennial
Publication date March 1, 2009
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780060789411
Marcus du Sautoy holds Oxford University's prestigious Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science, a post previously held by Richard Dawkins, and is also a professor of Mathematics. He has ...

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