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Classical Greek and Roman Architecture: Mathematical Theories and Concepts

In: Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences

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  • Sylvie Duvernoy

    (Politecnico di Milano)

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In classical antiquity only round numbers — natural integers — were known, and mathematics was very different to the way it is today. But whereas the mathematics of this ancient era was in one sense more basic, it made use of many theoretical concepts and approaches that are no longer familiar to modern scientists. This chapter introduces three mathematical concepts or approaches that provided a foundation for classical Greek and Roman architecture. The first of these, which was equally significant for geometry and arithmetic, is concerned with the figurate representation of quantities. The second is associated with the visual comparison of magnitudes, and the last is the theory of mean proportions.

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  • Sylvie Duvernoy, 2021. "Classical Greek and Roman Architecture: Mathematical Theories and Concepts," Springer Books, in: Bharath Sriraman (ed.), Handbook of the Mathematics of the Arts and Sciences, chapter 41, pages 1163-1180, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-57072-3_61
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57072-3_61
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