Reflections on Symmetry in Chemistry . . . and Elsewhere. Illustrations by Ruth Pfalzberger. (Inscribed, presentation copy.)

HEILBRONNER, Edgar (1921-2006) & Jack D. [David] DUNITZ (1923-):

ISBN 10: 1560812540 / ISBN 13: 9781560812548

Published by Basel: Verlag Helvetica Chimica Acta/ Weinheim, etc.: VCH, 1993., 1993

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3 leaves, 154 pp; illus. Original cloth, 4to. Near Fine, in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed: 'With all best wishes from/Edgar/and Jack'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reflections on Symmetry in Chemistry . . . and Elsewhere. Illustrations by Ruth Pfalzberger. (Inscribed, presentation copy.)
• Publisher: Basel: Verlag Helvetica Chimica Acta/ Weinheim, etc.: VCH, 1993.
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560812540
• ISBN 13: 9781560812548
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Pfalzberger, Ruth
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

What do Schrdinger's wave functions, Escher's intricate tiling patterns and chemistry's latest marvel, buckminsterfullerene, have in commonThis stunning book, written by two world-famous scientists, introduces the reader to one of nature's most fundamental, and ubiquitous, phenomena: Symmetry.Enormous in scope, this scientific tour-de-force covers topics as diverse as quantum mechanics, stereochemistry, Penrose tilings and Raphael's Madonna. The authors connect these apparently unrelated fields in a completely non-mathematical fashion, which should appeal to the general and specialist reader alike.Lucidly written and beautifully illustrated, this book provides an eminently readable discussion of the omnipresent concept of symmetry, its application in all branches of science, and its perception in nature, art and elsewhere.