Art and Science (Second Edition) (2nd ed.)

An abundantly illustrated history of the dynamic interaction between the arts and sciences, and how it has shaped our world. An abundantly illustrated history of the dynamic interaction between the arts and sciences, and how it has shaped our world. Today, art and science are often defined in opposition to each other: one involves the creation of individual aesthetic objects, and the other the discovery of general laws of nature. Throughout human history, however, the boundaries have been less c