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020			_a9781032512013
040			_aNISER LIBRARY _beng _cNISER LIBRARY
082			_a514 _bCON-S
100			_aConway, John H.
245			_aSymmetries of things
260			_aBoca Raton : _bCRC Press, _c2008.
300			_axviii, 426 pages : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 419-421) and index.
520			_aStart with a single shape. Repeat it in some way—translation, reflection over a line, rotation around a point—and you have created symmetry. Symmetry is a fundamental phenomenon in art, science, and nature that has been captured, described, and analyzed using mathematical concepts for a long time. Inspired by the geometric intuition of Bill Thurston and empowered by his own analytical skills, John Conway, with his coauthors, has developed a comprehensive mathematical theory of symmetry that allows the description and classification of symmetries in numerous geometric environments. This richly and compellingly illustrated book addresses the phenomenological, analytical, and mathematical aspects of symmetry on three levels that build on one another and will speak to interested lay people, artists, working mathematicians, and researchers.
650			_aSymmetry (Mathematics)
650			_aGeometry
650			_aShapes
700			_aBurgiel, Heidi
700			_aGoodman-Strauss, Chaim
856			_3Table of content _uhttps://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip084/2007046446.html
856			_3Reviews _uhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2376525.The_Symmetries_of_Things#CommunityReviews
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