Mathematics and the aesthetic. New approaches to an ancient affinity. Based on the conference on beauty and the mathematical beast, Kingston, Canada, April 2001 (Q2431730)
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Mathematics and the aesthetic. New approaches to an ancient affinity. Based on the conference on beauty and the mathematical beast, Kingston, Canada, April 2001 (English)
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23 October 2006
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The origin of this book is a 2001 conference on ``Beauty and the Mathematical Beast''. The editors Nathalie Sinclair, David Pimm and William Higginson have succeeded to present an interesting book on ``Mathematics and the Aesthetic''. Organized in 10 chapters the publication deal with intriguing topics like mathematician's art, beauty and truth, meanings in geometry, patterns, aesthetic sensibilities of mathematicians, images and objects, the mathematical mind, etc. This book may interest a broad audience and may improve the social view of mathematics and mathematicians.
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