title: A brief survey of symmetry in mathematics.
abstract: This paper presents a brief survey of the idea of symmetry in mathematics, as exemplified by some particular developments in algebra, differential equations, topology, and number theory.
authors.affiliation: Yale University, Department of Mathematics, 10 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Mostow