How long does it take to read Symmetry?
Hermann Weyl
Symmetry by Hermann Weyl takes about 3 hours 5 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 5 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1952. 168 pages, about 46,200 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 8 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Dr. Weyl presents a masterful and fascinating survey of the applications of the principle of symmetry in sculpture, painting, architecture, ornament, and design; its manifestations in organic and inorganic nature; and its philosophical and mathematical significance. -- Scientific American.
Subjects: Symmetry, Aesthetics, Proportion (Art), Esthétique, Symmetrie, Natuurwetenschappen
