The word “geometry” means earth measurement and the subject evolved from measuring plots of land accurately and also from the work of builders and carpenters. So the geometry that we call Euclidean ...

THIS text-book of modern projective geometry forms an admirable introduction to the subject, and should be known to all who are interested in this branch of mathematics. The first chapter deals with ...

This miniature painting (right) from circa 1650, by an unknown artist, shows Lord Krishna’s lover Radha in an elegant pose at night with the stars looking down. From just this single mythological ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Annalisa Crannell goes to art museums with ...

(Installation view of works by Brigitte Mahlknecht (left), Judith Saupper (center), William Cordova (right). (Courtesy ACFNY/Luca Mercedes) The Projective Drawing at the Austrian Cultural Forum New ...

PROF. CRUMRINE PATTERSON declares that his motive in writing this text-book of projective geometry was "the feeling that a more complete discussion than is usual in elementary textbooks is desirable".

The portly, balding sculptor-turned-architect must have drawn a few curious gazes as he set up a complicated painting apparatus in the corner of a Renaissance-era piazza. He planted his instrument, ...