Spherical Models (Dover Books on Mathematics)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (721 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 048640921X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Complete instructions for making models from circular bands of paper with just a ruler and compass. Well-illustrated, practical approach to creating star-faced spherical forms that can serve as basic structures for geodesic domes. "Very pleasant reading." — Science.. Discusses tessellation, or tiling, and how to make spherical models of the semiregular solids and concludes with a discussion of the relationship of polyhedra to geodesic domes and directions for building models of domes
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Almost perfect The book arrived in almost pristine condition, but there was one annoying problem with it. Two of the pages were stuck together, and I ended up tearing one of the pages getting them unstuck. The book is usable, and I'm enjoying it. I just wish that I hadn't had to tear a page in it to use it.. ANDREW L HAMM said Super Models. I needed some answers in a hurry to a lot of questions I had on spherical approximations, and this book came through. So I don't have any complaints.This is indeed a book on models. The organization is set up more to teach you or give you and understanding of spherical polyhedra by building models. So it is a little difficult to get answers to specific questions without actually working thr. A Customer said How to Make a Geodesic Sphere from Paper. Ever wonder how to make a a model of a geodesic dome? This is a book for recreational math enthusiasts and Buck-Minster-fuller-philes, the most hands-on introduction to geodesic geometry out there. Just page after page of sphere models, nothing else. It's a nice companion to Wenninger's classic, "Polyhedral Models," but possibly is a little redundant.