How Long to Read Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide

How Long Does it Take to Read Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide by Kirsti Andersen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Optical Illusions in Rome is a beautifully written and richly illustrated guide that takes the reader on a tour through ingenious uses of geometry to create illusory impressions of space and grandeur in Italian Renaissance art and architecture in the Eternal City. The book takes us to some of the most striking and historically important uses of optical illusion and includes works of Peruzzi, Borromini, and Pozzo. The artworks are analyzed geometrically and placed in their historical context. The notes on visiting the art described make the volume the perfect companion for a study trip to Rome. A chapter on the principles of perspective geometry and a collection of exercises make the book a wonderful resource for a module on perspective in a geometry or art history course. The mathematical discussion is kept at a level accessible to a reader with a familiarity with high school geometry. Kirsti Andersen is a distinguished historian of mathematics and emerita faculty at Aarhus University. Her previous book, The Geometry of an Art, is widely recognized as the definitive work on the history of the use of perspective in European art. Viktor Blåsjö, the translator, is a historian of mathematics on the faculty at Utrecht University. Blåsjö has won both the Ford and Pólya prizes for expository writing from the Mathematical Association of America.

How long is Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide?

Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide by Kirsti Andersen is 80 pages long, and a total of 20,000 words.

This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide aloud.

What Reading Level is Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide?

Optical Illusions in Rome: A Mathematical Travel Guide is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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