From summetria to symmetry the making of a revolutionary scientific concept /

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...

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Main Author: Hon, Giora.
Other Authors: Goldstein, Bernard R., SpringerLink (Online Service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: [Dordrecht] : Springer, ©2008.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 335 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Archimedes : New studies in the history and philosophy of science and technology ; v. 20.
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