Excursions in geometry

Topics including harmonic division and Apollonian circles, inversive geometry, the hexlet, conic sections, projective geometry, the Golden Section and angle trisection are addressed in a way that brings out the true intellectual excitement inherent in each. Also included: some unsolved problems of modern geometry. Notes. References. 132 line illustrations.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)C Stanley Ogilvy
Age11-14, 14-16, 16-19, FE/HE
Published1969
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Shelf referenceA 516.15 STA
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/xfhg9

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