Divided Spheres
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Divided Spheres

Geodesics and the Orderly Subdivision of the Sphere

  1. 532 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Divided Spheres

Geodesics and the Orderly Subdivision of the Sphere

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This well-illustrated book-in color throughout-presents a thorough introduction to the mathematics of Buckminster Fuller's invention of the geodesic dome, which paved the way for a flood of practical applications as diverse as weather forecasting and fish farms. The author explains the principles of spherical design and the three main categories of

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Publisher
A K Peters/CRC Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781466504301
Edition
1
Topic
Mathematics
Subtopic
Mathematics General
Index
Mathematics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1. Divided Spheres
  6. 2. Bucky’s Dome
  7. 3. Putting Spheres toWork
  8. 4. Circular Reasoning
  9. 5. Distributing Points
  10. 6. Polyhedral Frameworks
  11. 7. Golf Ball Dimples
  12. 8. Subdivision Schemas
  13. 9. Comparing Results
  14. 10. Computer-Aided Design
  15. 11. Advanced CAD Techniques
  16. A. Spherical Trigonometry
  17. B. Stereographic Projection
  18. C. Geodesic Math
  19. D. Schema Coordinates
  20. E. Coordinate Rotations
  21. Glossary
  22. Useful Websites
  23. Bibliography
  24. About the Author