Art and Symmetry of Scottish Carved Stone Balls

Year: 2014 Authors: David A. Reimann

Core claim

Scottish carved stone balls are not Platonic solids, but their symmetry and beauty make them early examples of mathematical art.

Topics

Neolithic artifacts, spherical symmetry, Platonic solids, mathematical art

Domains

symmetry, point packing on spheres, polyhedral symmetry, mathematical art, public art installations, aesthetic analysis

Methods

museum observation, comparative image analysis, historical review

Media

carved stone, photographs, public sculptures

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