The symmetries of things

Start 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. I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conway, John Horton 1937-2020
Other Authors: Burgiel, Heidi, Goodman-Strauss, Chaim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge: A K Peters/CRC Press, 2008
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