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Sam C Ziegler 2008-2009
Abstract.
The following thesis examines the origin of the Möbius strip, bytesting the hypothesis that this (Möbius strip) and related single-surfaced topologies were originally discovered by A. F Möbius and J. B Listing. This is achieved by conducting a study of verifiablehistorical documents. This study is limited to characteristic devices which correspondboth visually and semantically to the related topologies. Thedevices studied here are the following:
Möbius Strip,Lemniscates, Pelican, Ouroboros,
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Ankh.
By making a study of historical examples of these symbols thepurpose of this essay is to seek knowledge of the Möbius Stripexisting prior to 1858. The range of this study is Europeanhistory, the four centuries spanning 2000BCE - 2000 CE.Evidence indicates with a degree of certainty that the shape of the Möbius strip is the historical origin of the Chrysopoeia of theearly Alchemists. The evidence gathered here gives insight to the studies of iconography, epistemology, the philosophy of science, naturalphilosophy.Key words: Möbius Strip, Lemniscates, Pelican, Ankh, Ouroboros,Chrysopoeia, History, Topology, Alchemy, Klein bottle
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Table of Contents Abstract
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Table of Figures
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Introduction5 The Möbius Strip 6 The Lemniscus9 The Pelican 11 The Ouroboros 13 The Ankh 20 The Cycle 27Conclusion 30
References
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