THE SEDUCTION OF CURVES: The Lines of Beauty That Connect Mathematics, Art, and the Nude
This work focuses on seven curves, the fold, cusp, swallowtail, and butterfly, plus the hyperbolic, elliptical, and parabolic "umbilics," and describes the surprising origins of their taxonomy in the catastrophe theory of mathematician Rene Thom. McRobie introduces these curves and then describes their role in nature, science, engineering, architecture, art, and other areas. Color photos.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 159
Publisher: Princeton
Publishing status: Current
Size: 8¼x10½ inches
ISBN: 9780691175331
Item #: 1948849

Adults only.