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8th Congress and Exhibition  The 8th Congress and Exhibition of ISIS “Symmetry: Art and Science” will be held in Austria, from 23-29 August 2010. Contact Denes Nagy d.nagy@patrick.acu.edu.au for details.  http://symmetry-us.com/ and http://www.synapse.net.au/projects and ... http://www.synapse.net.au/  these are beautiful plays with time ...http://www.latrobe.edu.au/visualarts/research/mcardle.htm  watch this .. http://studentwork.hss.uts.edu.au/float/bwh.html Float was created by Megan Lawrence at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Australia 2007 http://www.otheredge.com.au

Lake Mungo http://www.cmar.csiro.au/news/events/aqualux/index.html  Mungo National Park & Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Area – is one of Australia’s richest archaeological finds. To the Elders & care takers of the land, this has been a special meeting place since the dream time.

The archaeological treasures of Mungo Man and Mungo Woman were found here at Mungo National Park and are carbon dated to over 40,000 years old.

These human remains indicate that Aboriginal people inhabited the area during this time, and make this the oldest known site of human occupation in the southern hemisphere. There is much speculation and debate in scientific circles, with some believing that there was human occupation in the region over 65,000 years ago.  Many of the archaeological treasures have been exposed at Mungo through natural erosion rather than by means of organised archaeological exploration. Ancient artefacts, plant matter and animal bones can be found in their natural habitat along the ‘Great Walls of China’ – an amazing 33 kilometre stretch of Australian Sand dunes and lunettes, formed by centuries of sand storms.
Black marks dotted on the ground throughout the region, indicating the remains of ancient fireplaces.

Lake Mungo, a dry lake in Australia. Famous archeological site. Lake Mungo is the brown area in the centre, the white line is the Walls of China, a series of sand dunes. The southern portion of Lake Leaghur is visible in the top of the picture.

ISIS Symmetry definition ISIS-S US Discussion Forum » What is Symmetry Introduction to Symmetry

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Symmetry generally conveys two primary meanings. The first is an imprecise sense of harmonious or aesthetically pleasing proportionality and balance; [1] such that it reflects beauty or perfection. The second meaning is a precise and well-defined concept of balance or "patterned self-similarity" that can be demonstrated or proved according to the rules of a formal system: by geometry, through physics or otherwise.Although the meanings are distinguishable in some contexts, both meanings of "symmetry" are related and discussed in parallel.

The "precise" notions of symmetry have various measures and operational definitions. For example, symmetry may be observed with respect to the passage of time; as a spatial relationship; through geometric transformations such as scaling, reflection, and rotation; through other kinds of functional transformations[3]; and as an aspect of abstract objects, theoretic models, language, music and even knowledge itself.[4][5]This article describes these notions of symmetry from three perspectives. The first is that of mathematics, in which symmetries are defined and categorized precisely. The second perspective describes symmetry as it relates to science and technology. In this context, symmetries underlie some of the most profound results found in modern physics, including aspects of space and time. Finally, a third perspective discusses symmetry in the humanities, covering its rich and varied use in history, architecture, art, and religion.