Proportion : science, philosophy, architecture / Richard Padovan.
Proportion : science, philosophy, architecture / Richard Padovan.
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New York : E & FN Spon, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N720.1/61
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English
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xii, 388 p. ill.
Contents
Ch. 1. The harmony of the world made manifest in Form and Number -- Ch. 2. Abstraction and empathy -- Ch. 3. Unit and multiplier -- Ch. 4. The house as model for the universe -- Ch. 5. The proportions of the Parthenon -- Ch. 6. Plato: order out of chaos -- Ch. 7. Aristotle: change, continuity, and t...
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Publisher
New York : E & FN Spon, 1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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"In Proportion, Richard Padovan looks at the problem from a new angle, taking empiricism as a starting-point. In order to know anything about the world, we have to discover regularities in it. These regularities can be explained, not by assuming that they are inherrent in nature and that nature impresses them on the mind but they are inherent in th...
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Proportion : science, philosophy, architecture / Richard Padovan.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N720.1/61
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74VvVXMBxo6d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvVXMBxo6d
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0419227806 (pbk.)
9780419227809 (pbk.)
DDC
720.1
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991010066909702626
