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Pi (π) in Nature, Art, and Culture : Geometry As a Hermeneutic Science.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Mathematics in the Arts and Humanities SeriesPublisher: Boston : BRILL, 2020Copyright date: ©2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (144 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004433397
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pi (π) in Nature, Art, and CultureDDC classification:
  • 516.22
LOC classification:
  • QA445 .D36 2021
Online resources:
Contents:
Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Discovery of π and Its Manifestations -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Discovery, Calculation, Proof -- 3 Geometric Archetypes -- 4 Manifestations of Archetypal Structure -- 5 Geometry as a Hermeneutic Science -- 6 Epilogue -- Chapter 2 Pi in Mathematics and the Physical World -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Pythagoreanism -- 3 Uniting Arithmetic and Geometry -- 4 The Planetary Orbits -- 5 Natural and Physical Phenomena -- 6 Topology, Non-Euclidean Geometry, and Fractal Geometry -- 7 Epilogue -- Chapter 3 Pi in Art and Architecture -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Pythagoreanism in Art -- 3 The Circle in Art and Symbolism -- 4 Pi in Art -- 5 Epilogue -- Chapter 4 Pi in Popular Culture -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Mathematics in Popular Culture -- 3 Pi in Popular Culture -- 4 Pi-Mania -- 5 Epilogue -- Chapter 5 Order and Chaos -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Cohen's Dilemma -- 3 Chaos Theory -- 4 Order and Chaos -- 5 Epilogue -- 6 Final Remarks -- References -- Index.
Summary: In Pi (π) in Nature, Art, and Culture Marcel Danesi investigates the manifestations of π in science, nature, symbolism, and culture, arguing that these are intrinsically intertwined.
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Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Discovery of π and Its Manifestations -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Discovery, Calculation, Proof -- 3 Geometric Archetypes -- 4 Manifestations of Archetypal Structure -- 5 Geometry as a Hermeneutic Science -- 6 Epilogue -- Chapter 2 Pi in Mathematics and the Physical World -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Pythagoreanism -- 3 Uniting Arithmetic and Geometry -- 4 The Planetary Orbits -- 5 Natural and Physical Phenomena -- 6 Topology, Non-Euclidean Geometry, and Fractal Geometry -- 7 Epilogue -- Chapter 3 Pi in Art and Architecture -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Pythagoreanism in Art -- 3 The Circle in Art and Symbolism -- 4 Pi in Art -- 5 Epilogue -- Chapter 4 Pi in Popular Culture -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Mathematics in Popular Culture -- 3 Pi in Popular Culture -- 4 Pi-Mania -- 5 Epilogue -- Chapter 5 Order and Chaos -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Cohen's Dilemma -- 3 Chaos Theory -- 4 Order and Chaos -- 5 Epilogue -- 6 Final Remarks -- References -- Index.

In Pi (π) in Nature, Art, and Culture Marcel Danesi investigates the manifestations of π in science, nature, symbolism, and culture, arguing that these are intrinsically intertwined.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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