Geometry and Perspective

Synopsis: Recording of a lecture given by Professor E C Zeeman as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. It explains the vanishing points and observation points of perspective and proves the underlying theorems in three-dimensional Euclidean geometry. The results are illustrated with Renaissance paintings and a reconstruction of Brunelleschi’s original experiment demonstrating his discovery of perspective in 1420.
Series: Popular Lecture Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.
Year of production: 1991
Availability: Hire; 2006 hire: £5.00
Uses: 6th-form and undergraduate mathematics.
Subjects: Mathematics
Keywords: geometry; perspective

Writer

E C Zeeman

Cast

E C Zeeman

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