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Art & physics : parallel visions in space, time, and light / Leonard Shlain

This work examines the historical correlation between breakthroughs in art and physics, illustrating how artists have frequently foreshadowed scientific discoveries. It traces these parallel visions from classical antiquity to the modern era as a history of ideas.
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