Geometrical Objects: Architecture And The Mathematical Sciences 1400-1800 / edited by Gerbino, Anthony

By:

Gerbino, Anthony

Language: English Publication details: 2014 Switzerland Springer International PublishingDescription: xiv, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9783030384937

Subject(s):

Architecture

DDC classification:

720.1 GER

Summary: This volume explores the mathematical character of architectural practice in diverse pre- and early modern contexts. It takes an explicitly interdisciplinary approach, which unites scholarship in early modern architecture with recent work in the history of science, in particular, on the role of practice in the “scientific revolution”. As a contribution to architectural history, the volume contextualizes design and construction in terms of contemporary mathematical knowledge, attendant forms of mathematical practice, and relevant social distinctions between the mathematical professions.

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Reference	Anna Centenary Library 6TH FLOOR, B WING	720.1 GER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	689311

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This volume explores the mathematical character of architectural practice in diverse pre- and early modern contexts. It takes an explicitly interdisciplinary approach, which unites scholarship in early modern architecture with recent work in the history of science, in particular, on the role of practice in the “scientific revolution”. As a contribution to architectural history, the volume contextualizes design and construction in terms of contemporary mathematical knowledge, attendant forms of mathematical practice, and relevant social distinctions between the mathematical professions.

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