Imagine Math Between Culture and Mathematics
Imagine mathematics, imagine with the help of mathematics, imagine new worlds, new geometries, new forms. This book is intended to contribute to grasping how much that is interesting and new is happening in the relationships between mathem
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Imagine Math Between Culture and Mathematics
Michele Emmer Department of Mathematics Sapienza University of Rome
ISBN DOI
978-88-470-2426-7
ISBN
978-88-470-2427-4 (eBook)
10.1007/978-88–470-2427-4
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011944690 Springer Milan Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York c
Springer-Verlag Italia 2012
This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Italian Copyright Law in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the Italian Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Translation: Kim Williams for the contributions by E. Fabbri, E. Gamba, M. Costamagna, S. Carandini, C. Viviani and M. Emmer (“Visual Harmonies: an Exhibition on Art and Math” and “The Fantastic World of Tor Bled-Nam”) Cover-Design: deblik, Berlin Cover-Image: Lucio Saffaro, “Il piano di Orfeo” (particular). Courtesy of Fondazione Lucio Saffaro, Bologna; Springer thanks Gisella Vismara Typesetting with LaTeX: CompoMat S.r.l., Configni (RI) Printing and Binding: GECA Industrie Grafiche, Cesano Boscone (MI) Printed in Italy Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l., Via Decembrio 28, I-20137 Milano Springer fa parte di Springer Science + Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Homage to Benoˆıt Mandelbrot The Fantastic World of Tor’ Bled-Nam Michele Emmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Venice and “La Fenice” The Reconstruction of the Teatro La Fenice: “splendidezze” and “dorature” (Gleam and Gilding) Elisabetta Fabbri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Homage to Andrea Pozzo Exactitude and Extravagance: Andrea Pozzo’s “Viewpoint” Filippo Camerota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Apse Scenes in the Prospective Inventions of Andrea Pozzo Silvia Carandini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Andrea Pozzo: Art, Culture and Mathematics Marco Costamagna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Homage to Hypatia Hypatia as Polymath Michael A. B. Deakin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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