Robert Boyle - Curious Mathematical Forms 04
by Gabriele Pomykaj
Title
Robert Boyle - Curious Mathematical Forms 04
Artist
Gabriele Pomykaj
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Digital Art
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Generation of geometric forms by Robert Boyle, Curious Mathematical Forms 04, 1670. Possibly executed by Robert Boyle or a craftsman in his employ.
Robert William Boyle, 1627 – 1691, was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist and inventor born in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.
The book of nature is a fine and large piece of tapestry rolled up, which we are not able to see all at once, but must be content to wait for the discovery of its beauty, and symmetry, little by little, as it graduallly comes to be more and more unfolded, or displayed.
Robert Boyle
Sacred Geometry:
According to Stephen Skinner, the study of sacred geometry has its roots in the study of nature, and the mathematical principles at work therein. Many forms observed in nature can be related to geometry; for example, the chambered nautilus grows at a constant rate and so its shell forms a logarithmic spiral to accommodate that growth without changing shape. Also, honeybees construct hexagonal cells to hold their honey. These and other correspondences are sometimes interpreted in terms of sacred geometry and considered to be further proof of the natural significance of geometric forms.
The belief that a god created the universe according to a geometric plan has ancient origins. Plutarch attributed the belief to Plato, writing that "Plato said god geometrizes continually". In modern times, the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss adapted this quote, saying "God arithmetizes".
As late as Johannes Kepler, 1571 – 1630, a belief in the geometric underpinnings of the cosmos persisted among some scientists.
Forms picture via The United States Naval Observatory - USNO.
Prepared for printing and blended in on digitally created background,
Digital Art by Gabriele Pomykaj
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October 16th, 2017
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