Symmetry is a vast subject, significant in art and nature. … - Hermann Weyl

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Symmetry is a vast subject, significant in art and nature. Mathematics lies at its root, and it would be hard to find a better one on which to demonstrate the working of the mathematical intellect.

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Hermann Weyl (9 November 1885 – 8 December 1955) was a German mathematician, theoretical physicist and philosopher.

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Alternative Names: Hermann Klaus Hugo Weyl

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