About this title: From the author of the bestseller The Golden Ratio comes the story of the 4,000-year-long mathematical quest that uncovered the laws of symmetry in nature and the arts.
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Edition: Annotated.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780743258210ISBN:0743258215
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Annotated.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date published: 2006-08-22
ISBN-13:9780743258210ISBN:0743258215
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Edition: Annotated.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date published: 2006-08-22
ISBN-13:9780743258210ISBN:0743258215
Description: Good. Some notes and previous owners name in pencil. Every heavytail order includes with a sweet! We carefully hand clean and reinspect each and every item we ship. Our quality control process ensures items to be in the condition described or better. Heavytail is determined to earn your repeat business through old fashioned customer service. We love international orders. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743258203ISBN:0743258207
Description: Livio, Mario., Simon & Schuster, 2005, c2005, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with vg++ dj (one small closed tear), 353 pp with appendices, notes, references & index, tall 8vo, ISBN: 9780743258203, 'Livio shows in an easily accessible way how group theory explains the symmetry and order of both the natural and the human-made worlds', 'Symmetry is the concept that bridges the gap between science and art' read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743258203ISBN:0743258207
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. x, 353 pp., illus., biblio., index; 25 cm. AS NEW. Fine DJ. "What do the music of J. S. Bach, the basic forces of nature, Rubik's Cube, and the selection of mates have in common? They are all characterized by certain symmetries. Symmetry is the concept that bridges the gap between science and art, between the world of theoretical physics and the everyday world we see around us. Yet the 'language' of symmetry--group theory in mathematics--emerged from ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743258203ISBN:0743258207
Description: New in n jacket. Brand New Book, Hardcover with Dust Jacket, clean, tight, unmarked "The [Bush] administration has squandered the opportunity to eliminate al Qaeda....A new al Qaeda has emerged and is growing stronger, in part because of our own actions and inactions. It is in many ways a tougher opponent than the original threat we faced before September 11, and we are not doing what is necessary to make America safe from that threat. " No one has more authority to make that claim than ... read more
Edition: Annotated.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date published: 2006-08-22
ISBN-13:9780743258210ISBN:0743258215
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780743258210. read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SOUVENIR PRESS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780285637894ISBN:0285637894
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 368 pages. (368 pages) how mathematical genius discovered the language of symmetry. edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743258203ISBN:0743258207
Description: Fine; Collectible. 1st edition (pbk, 2005), 1st Printing with 10 full number line. Minor shelfwear, otherwise New book. Free deliver confirmation. Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
"The book gave a good historical overview to group theory and the quintic equation, and that was interesting to me (though I would have liked to see a bit more of the mathematics behind them). I wasn't so enthralled with the application of symmetry to biology and evolutionary traits, as that doesn't really excite me, but I did like the discussions about relativity and theoretical physics. The book has, however, made me want to dig out my old college Abstract Algebra book and see what group-theoretical findings it contains."
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