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Did artists lead the way in mathematics?

  • Written by Henry Adams, Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, Case Western Reserve University
imageIs there a geometry lesson hidden in 'The Last Supper'?Wikimedia Commons

Mathematics and art are generally viewed as very different disciplines – one devoted to abstract thought, the other to feeling. But sometimes the parallels between the two are uncanny.

From Islamic tiling to the chaotic patterns of Jackson Pollock, we can see remarkable...

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