Circles: Science, Sense and Symbol - Couverture souple

Wade, Nicholas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845860195 ISBN 13 : 9781845860196

Editeur : Discovery Press, 2007

Synopsis

Circles have shaped our lives in numerous ways. Coins, crockery, pictures and many of our manufactured materials use them. They are an early stage in children's drawing, representing a myriad of objects from suns to smiling faces. However the study of circles has been in the province of science - circles have been enlisted to plumb the depths of geometry or to scale the peaks of the cosmos. Artists have drawn circles but not accorded them the prominence they deserve. This book is not only about the science but also about the sight of circles - it is a celebration of the circle, that most powerful of symbols. Throughout this richly illustrated book, circles are used to express simple but powerful principles of perceptual organisation. They are also arranged to provide patterns that are both pleasing and perplexing. Readers will recognise the power and potency of their vision. The eye is the first circle.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Professor Nicholas Wade holds the chair of Visual Psychology at the University of Dundee. A graduate of the Universities of Edinburgh and Monash, Melbourne, Australia, he held a post doctoral fellowship at Max-Planck Institut in Seewiesen, Germany. His most recent publications include The Moving Tablet of the Eye: The Origins of Modern Eye Movement Research (OUP, 2005) and Perception and Illusion: Historical Perspectives (Springer 2005)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Discovery Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845860195
• ISBN 13: 9781845860196
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 206
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible