How Long to Read The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe

How Long Does it Take to Read The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 1 minute to read The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe by Michael Selzer

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

Description

The concept of symmetry (as in shapes whose left and right halves mirror each other) did not originate in the Classical world, as is often supposed, but in Italy at the beginning of the Renaissance. From the outset it was associated with the belief that Nature's forms are symmetric and that nothing can be beautiful unless it too has a symmetric shape. Michael Selzer calls this the symmetry norm. The symmetry norm was soon adopted throughout western Europe. It literally changed the face of the continent, for its advocates not only demanded that all new buildings henceforth be symmetric, but that important medieval churches and other public buildings be given new, symmetric facades. The free-flowing and visually-complex textures of the medieval hortus conclusus too were replaced by the stiff, symmetric and instantly comprehended forms of the Renaissance garden. Since the Renaissance the authority and scope of the symmetry norm have continued to be enlarged. It is now a byword among archaeologists that Greek temples are symmetric; among physicists that crystals, including snowflakes are symmetric; among anthropologists that the art of primitive peoples everywhere has always been symmetric; and among psychologists that humans find symmetric shapes more attractive than asymmetric ones. The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe is an important and original contribution to an understanding of the origins, persistence and consequences of the fallacies that have preserved the symmetry norm in full vigor for over five hundred years

How long is The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe?

The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe by Michael Selzer is 408 pages long, and a total of 105,264 words.

This makes it 138% the length of the average book. It also has 129% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 35 minutes to read The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe aloud.

What Reading Level is The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe?

The Symmetry Norm and the Asymmetric Universe is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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