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Algebraic art mathematical formalism and Victorian culture

Title
Algebraic art [electronic resource] : mathematical formalism and Victorian culture / Andrea K. Henderson.
Author
Henderson, Andrea K.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

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Description
1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
Algebraic art (Online)
Alternative Title
Algebraic art (Online)
Subject
  • 1800-1899
  • Arts > Great Britain > History > 19th century
  • English literature > 19th century > Themes, motives
  • Mathematics in art
  • Mathematics and literature
  • Mathematics in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Geometry. Math for math's sake: non-Euclidean geometry and aestheticism -- Alegbra. Symbolic logic and the logic of symbolism -- Analysis. Magic mirrors: formalist realism in Victorian physics and photography -- Analogy. The physics and poetics of analogy -- Invariant forms. "[T]he bonds of verse": form as discipline -- Coda: "[T]o bury Euclid deep in the living flesh.
LCCN
2017952161
OCLC
ssj0002032061
Author
Henderson, Andrea K.
Title
Algebraic art [electronic resource] : mathematical formalism and Victorian culture / Andrea K. Henderson.
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-210) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
Chronological Term
1800-1899
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