Celestial tapestry : the warp and weft of art and mathematics / Nicholas Mee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mee, Nicholas, author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics in art.

Physical Description:

vi, 325 pages : illustrations (color and black and white), color maps; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Warp and weft of art and mathematics

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Artists and scientists view the world in quite different ways. Nevertheless, they are united in a search for hidden order beneath surface appearances. The quest for eternal geometrical designs is also seen in the sacred mathematical patterns created by the world's great religions. Tibetan monks fashion chalk mandalas representing the emergence of order in the universe. Moslem architects wrap their buildings in elaborate abstract tessellating designs. Celestial Tapestry' places mathematics within a vibrant cultural and historical context. Threads are woven together telling of surprising influences that pass between the Arts and Mathematics. The story involves intriguing characters: the soldier who laid the foundations for fractals and computer art while recovering in hospital after suffering serious injury in the First World War; the mathematician imprisoned for bigamy whose books had a huge influence on twentieth century art; the pioneer clockmaker who suffered from leprosy; the Victorian housewife who amazed mathematicians with her intuition for higher-dimensional space"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Fabric of Space, Time, and Matter

1. Into the Labyrinth

2. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water

3. The Elements

4. The Wheel of Fortune

5. The End of the World is Nigh!

6. Interstellar Overdrive

pt. II Weaving Numbers and Patterns

7. Burning Down the House

8. Rampant Rabbits

9. There's Magic in the Air

10. Doctor Illuminatus

11. The Book of Changes

pt. III Drawing out the Golden Threads

12. The Vanishing Point

13. The Golden Number

14. Optical Skullduggery

15. The Perils of Parallels!

pt. IV Higher Space and a Deeper Reality

16. The Laws of Thought

17. Free Love in Many Dimensions

18. Into the Fourth Dimension

19. The Bride Stripped Bare

20. Aunt Alice in Wonderland

pt. V Wandering Round the Knot Garden

21. Let's Do the Twist

22. The Gordian Knot

23. All for One and One for All

pt. VI Casting the Celestial Net

24. Painting By Numbers

25. The Flat Earth Society

26. Mapping the Cosmos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Mee, Nicholas. Celestial tapestry.

ISBN:

0198851952

9780198851950

OCLC:

1128199301

Publisher Number:

99989315109