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Symmetry
by Hermann Weyl
Description: Symmetry by Hermann Weyl examines the use and significance of symmetry across various fields, including art, nature, and mathematics, highlighting its role in design, architecture, and both organic and inorganic forms
ISBN: 0691023743
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pash · 2014-12-07 · Original thread
Coincidentally, I'm reading Roy McWeeny's Classic book Symmetry: An Introduction to Group Theory and Its Applications [0] right now. It's a "leisurely but reasonably thorough" (as its author describes it) look at finite groups with an eye towards scientific applications, a good practical introduction for readers with a decent math background.

Hermann Weyl's book Symmetry [1] is a more truly leisurely introduction, much more a discussion of the ideas than a math book.

0. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486421821/

1. http://www.amazon.com/Symmetry-Hermann-Weyl/dp/0691023743