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Symmetry is a key concept in modern science
Its history has been distorted for various reasons
A critical account of the history of the concept sheds light on the dynamics of scientific change and the role of concepts in theory formation
The transition from the aesthetic concept of symmetry to its scientific usage is analyzed for the first time
Legendre’s pivotal role has not been noted at all in the secondary literature
Part of the book series: Archimedes (ARIM, volume 20)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Tradition: Ancient Perspectives and Their SurvivalintheEarlyModernEra
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The Path to Revolution: Symmetry as a Modern Scientific Concept
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
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“Hon and Goldstein’s book is, primarily, a historical study of the term ‘symmetry’ and the concepts associated with it up to the early 1800s. … a contribution to fruitful discussion between historians and philosophers of science. … For philosophers of science, such historical work is invaluable.” (Katherine Brading, Metascience, Vol. 19, March, 2010)Authors and Affiliations
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Dept. Philosophy, University of Haifa, Israel
Giora Hon
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Fac. Art&Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
Bernard R. Goldstein
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept
Authors: Giora Hon, Bernard R. Goldstein
Series Title: Archimedes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8448-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8447-8Published: 15 July 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7884-1Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8448-5Published: 09 July 2008
Series ISSN: 1385-0180
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0064
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 336
Topics: History of Science, Philosophy of Science, History of Mathematical Sciences, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Architectural History and Theory, Aesthetics