Quote of Doris Schattschneider, in 'The Mathematical Side of M. C. Escher' in PDF. Notices of the AMS, 2010; American Mathematical Society. 57 (6): 706–718
• Doris Schattschneider is defining here the two main research questions Escher was following
• Doris Schattschneider is defining here the two main research questions Escher was following
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(2) Moreover, in what ways are the edges of such a tile related to each other by isometries?
— Doris Schattschneider
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About M. C. Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. His work features mathematical objects and operations including impossible objects, explorations of infinity, reflection, symmetry, perspective, truncated and stellated polyhedra, hyperbolic geometry, and tessellations.
About M. C. Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints. His work features mathematical objects and operations including impossible objects, explorations of infinity, reflection, symmetry, perspective, truncated and stellated polyhedra, hyperbolic geometry, and tessellations.
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