Spherical models

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Well-illustrated, practical approach to creating star-faced spherical forms that can serve as basic structures for geodesic domes. Complete instructions for making models from circular bands of paper with just a ruler and compass. 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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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Magnus J Wenninger
Age14-16, 16-19, FE/HE
Published1979
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Shelf referenceA 516.15 WEN
ISN/ISBN0521294320
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/xfg9f

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