Seen/unseen: art, science, and intuition from Leonardo to the Hubble telescope

Abstract

"This book is not a history of art, or a history of science, or even a history of their interaction. Rather, Martin Kemp, the distinguished art historian, traces certain recurring themes in the imagery of art and science that reflect shared 'structural intuitions' about the seen and unseen worlds of nature."--Jacket.

Contents

1. Looking into the box -- 2. The persistent box -- 3. The art of analogy : Leonardo and Palissy -- 4. The art of interaction : Robert Thornton and the Romantic era -- 5. Wholes and parts -- 6. Natural geometries -- 7. Growth and form -- 8. The camera -- 9. 'The faithful record' -- 10. Invisible worlds.