Truth Or Beauty
Download or Read eBook Truth Or Beauty PDF written by David Orrell and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : David Orrell |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2012-11-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300186611 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300186614 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Truth Or Beauty by : David Orrell
Book excerpt: Questions the promises and pitfalls of associating beauty with truth, showing how ideas of mathematical elegance have inspired, and have sometimes misled, scientists attempting to understand nature. The author also shows how the ancient Greeks constructed a concept of the world based on musical harmony.