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1	Beginner's Book of Modular Origami Polyhedra: The Platonic Solids more books like this by Rona Gurkewitz, Bennett Arnstein add to wishlist This book by an expert presents a clear, concise introduction to the special techniques for creating complex polyhedra models. Based on the classic Platonic solids, these 17 projects are appropriate for folders at all levels. Step-by-step diagrams offer detailed views of the models' assembly, and photos depict completed models. see all copies from $3.81! new only from $3.81! \| SVS
2	Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology more books like this by David S Richeson add to wishlist Leonhard Euler's polyhedron formula describes the structure of many objects - from soccer balls and gemstones to Buckminster Fuller's buildings and giant all-carbon molecules. Yet Euler's formula is so simple it can be explained to a child. "Euler's Gem" tells the illuminating story of this indispensable mathematical idea. From ancient Greek ... see all copies from $17.30! new only from $20.56! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Platonic & Archimedean Solids more books like this by Daud Sutton (Illustrator) add to wishlist Whereas "Sacred Geometry" introduced readers to two-dimensional forms, this book presents the world of three dimensions, a concept that was understood as early as Neolithic times. Illustrations. see all copies from $5.17! new only from $6.58! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Geometric Folding Algorithms: Linkages, Origami, Polyhedra more books like this by Erik D Demaine, Joseph O'Rourke add to wishlist Did you know that any straight-line drawing on paper can be folded so that the complete drawing can be cut out with one straight scissors cut? That there is a planar linkage that can trace out any algebraic curve, or even 'sign your name'? Or that a 'Latin cross' unfolding of a cube can be refolded to 23 different convex polyhedra? Over the past ... see all copies from $31.50! new only from $32.47! \| SVS
5	Geodesic Math and How to Use It more books like this by Professor Hugh Kenner add to wishlist Twenty-five years after geodesic domes were first introduced, this text presents a method of design and provides a step-by-step method for producing mathematical specifications for orthodox geodesic domes, as well as for a variety of elliptical, super-elliptical and other nonspherical contours. see all copies from $10.94! new only from $10.94! \| first editions
6	Modular Origami Polyhedra: Revised and Enlarged Edition more books like this by Lewis Simon, Bennett Arnstein, Rona Gurkewitz add to wishlist Step-by-step instructions, diagrams for creating 35 different polyhedra from origami units -- from simple modular cubes to a 14-sided cuboctahedron! see all copies from $3.81! new only from $3.81! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Multimodular Origami Polyhedra: Archimedeans, Buckyballs and Duality more books like this by Rona Gurkewitz, Bennett Arnstein add to wishlist Explore the link between paperfolding and mathematics with this unique, well-illustrated guide to creating a world of multifaceted wonders that draws on elements of crystallography. Photographs, diagrams, and charts show how to apply mathematical principles to the origami waterbomb base to create geodesic forms. Detailed instructions, clear ... see all copies from $4.35! new only from $4.35! \| SVS
8	Mathematical Origami more books like this by David Mitchell add to wishlist Origami is the art of paper folding without the use of scissors or glue. Each of the mathematical shapes described in this book can be made by folding standard sheets of A4 paper. The author gives clear step-by-step instructions for each shape. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $15.07! \| SVS
9	Notes on Rubik's Magic Cube more books like this by David Singmaster add to wishlist see all copies from $9.72! first editions
10	Flexagons Inside Out more books like this by Les Pook add to wishlist Flexagons are hinged polygons that have the intriguing property of displaying different pairs of faces when they are flexed. Workable paper models of flexagons are easy to make and entertaining to manipulate. Flexagons have a surprisingly complex mathematical structure and just how a flexagon works is not obvious on casual examination of a paper ... see all copies from $34.50! new only from $39.99! \| SVS
11	Polyhedron Models more books like this by Magnus J Wenninger add to wishlist Models of the regular and semi-regular polyhedral solids have fascinated people for centuries. The Greeks knew the simplest of them. Since then the range of figures has grown; 75 are known today and are called, more generally, 'uniform' polyhedra. The author describes simply and carefully how to make models of all the known uniform polyhedra and ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $57.22! \| SVS
12 view cover	Space Structures: Their Harmony & Counterpoint more books like this by Arthur L Loeb add to wishlist see all copies from $13.00! new only from $46.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Dual Models more books like this by Magnus J Wenninger add to wishlist In Dual Models, written in the same enthusiastic style as its predecessors Polyhedron Models and Spherical Models, Magnus J. Wenninger presents the complete set of uniform duals of uniform polyhedral, thus rounding out a significant body of knowledge with respect to polyhedral forms. He begins with the simplest convex solids but then goes on to ... see all copies from $32.01! new only from $32.01! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Polyhedra more books like this by Peter R Cromwell add to wishlist Polyhedra have cropped up in many different guises throughout recorded history. In modern times, polyhedra and their symmetries have been cast in a new light by combinatorics and group theory. This book comprehensively documents the many and varied ways that polyhedra have come to the fore throughout the development of mathematics. The author ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $37.03! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Lunar Outpost: The Challenges of Establishing a Human Settlement on the Moon more books like this by Erik Seedhouse add to wishlist "Lunar Outpost" provides a detailed account of the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements and training needed to return humans to the Moon within the next decade. It focuses on the means by which a lunar outpost will be constructed and also addresses major topics such as the cost of the enterprise and the roles played by ... see all copies from $20.97! new only from $24.29! \| SVS
16 view cover	Models: The Third Dimension of Science more books like this by Soraya de Chadarevain (Editor), Nick Hopwood (Editor) add to wishlist This book is about wooden ships and plastic molecules, wax bodies and a perspex economy, monuments in cork and mathematics in plaster, casts of diseases, habitat dioramas and extinct monsters rebuilt in bricks and mortar. Considering such objects together for the first time, this interdisciplinary volume demonstrates how, in research as well as ... see all copies from $18.99! new only from $18.99! \| SVS
17 view cover	Make Shapes 1 more books like this by Gerald Jenkins, Anne Wild add to wishlist Contains patterns to make beautiful shapes which are fun to decorate. Each model is printed on white paper ready to cut out and glue together. There are at least 12 hours of activities and the finished models form part of a collection. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $7.95! \| SVS
18 view cover	Shapes, Space, and Symmetry more books like this by Alan Holden add to wishlist Explains structure of 9 regular solids and many semiregular solids and demonstrates how they can be used to explain mathematics. Instructions for cardboard models. Over 300 illustrations. 1971 edition. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Geometrix: 161 Patterns and Motifs for Artists and Designers more books like this by Clarence Hornung add to wishlist A versatile collection of striking graphic images wittily combining geometrical form and the principles of optical illusion. Complete with a simple, basic plan to enable graphic artists to create their own geometric designs. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $12.04!
20 view cover	Make Shapes 2 more books like this by Gerald Jenkins, Anne Wild add to wishlist Children love making these beautiful shapes which they are such fun to decorate. Each model is printed on crisp white paper ready to cut out and glue together. There are at least twelve hours of enjoyment in each book and the finished models make a fine collection. There are plenty of suggestions and ideas for coloring and decoration. see all copies from $2.25! new only from $8.99! \| SVS
21	Bucky for Beginners more books like this by Mary Laycock, Martha Kyzer (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $90.93! \| first editions
22	Polyhedral Combinatorics: Proceedings of a Dimacs Workshop: June 12-16, 1989 more books like this by William J Cook add to wishlist This book, the first volume in the "DIMACS" book series, contains the proceedings of the first DIMACS workshop. The workshop, which was held in June 1989 in Morristown, New Jersey, focused on polyhedral combinatorics. Two series of lectures were presented by L. Lovasz and A. Schrijver and there were a number of shorter lectures. The topics covered ... see all copies from $12.20! new only from $83.51!
23	Polyhedrons: Intersecting Planes more books like this by Marnie Luce add to wishlist Introduces the concept and characteristics of the polyhedron, a space figure composed of intersecting planes. Includes study questions with answers. see all copies from $1.99! SVS
24	Map Coloring, Polyhedra, and the Four-Color Problem more books like this by David W. Barnette add to wishlist see all copies from $10.72! first editions
25	Polyhedra Primer more books like this by Peter Pearce add to wishlist see all copies from $6.50!

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