Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Friday, September 18, 2015

Words of Ada Lovelace

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The se po etic words of Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) -- concerning translation of mathematical principles into practical forms -- I found here ...
Friday, April 3, 2015

Mathematics and poetry -- are the same ! ! !

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Last week the Art Works Blog posted an interview with mathematician, poet, and translator, Enriqueta Carrington .  You will want to follow ...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

A poet (math-daughter) speaks of math's beauty

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I met Minnesota poet Roseann Lloyd when we served together on an AWP (Associated Writing Programs) conference panel on translation several ...
Thursday, April 18, 2013

Truth and Beauty

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     In both mathematics and poetry, truth and beauty are linked.  The true is likely to be beautiful, the beautiful is considered likely to...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Rhyme, beauty, and usefulness

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     For many years poetry was transmitted orally and rhymes were vital because they are easily remembered.  In recent years, however, free ...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

What is mathematics to animals?

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In a playfully serious volume of verses by Eugene Ostashevsky we meet his alter ego, the "new philosopher" DJ Spinoza.  With the...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Poems starring mathematicians - 5

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In my own library this next poem is found (untitled) in Collected Sonnets by Edna St Vincent Millay (1892-1950),  but it also is found onl...