John Roche’s brief essay (1987), in which he sketched the broad outlines of the history of this concept, was particularly helpful, and led us to conclude that the subject was worthy of monographic treatment.
Tradition: Ancient Perspectives and Their SurvivalintheEarlyModernEra.- The Mathematical Path.- The Aesthetic Path.- New Aesthetic Sensibilities in Italian and French Architecture.- The Ancient Concept of Symmetry in Scientific Contexts in Early Modern Times and Its Association with Harmony.- The Path to Revolution: Symmetry as a Modern Scientific Concept.- The Treatment of Symmetry in Natural History (1738–1815).- Leonhard Euler (1707–1783) and Immanuel Kant (1724–1804): “Revolutions” That Did Not Happen.- Legendre’s Revolutionary Definition of Symmetry as a Scientific Concept (1794).- New Applications of Symmetry in Mathematics and Physics: 1788–1815.
From the reviews: "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)
Marcel Boumans, Giora Hon, Arthur Petersen, the Netherlands) Boumans, Marcel (Utrecht University, Israel) Hon, Giora (University of Haifa, UK) Petersen, Arthur (University College London, Giora, Arthur C. Petersen
Marcel Boumans, Giora Hon, Arthur Petersen, the Netherlands) Boumans, Marcel (Utrecht University, Israel) Hon, Giora (University of Haifa, UK) Petersen, Arthur (University College London, Giora
Marcel Boumans, Giora Hon, Arthur Petersen, the Netherlands) Boumans, Marcel (Utrecht University, Israel) Hon, Giora (University of Haifa, UK) Petersen, Arthur (University College London, Giora, Arthur C. Petersen