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Why Beauty is Truth: A History of Symmetry

Ian Stewart

The renowned mathematician traces the history of the concept of symmetry, from the early Babylonians' efforts to solve quadratics to today's theoretical physics, citing the achievements of the mathematicians behind key discoveries.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceAward Category: Royal Society Science Book Prize -> ScienceAward Category: Science -> ScienceScience & Discovery

Award History

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Royal Society Science Book PrizeMajor2008ShortlistSecondary source
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