Geodesic Math and How to Use It
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (913 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520239318 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 183 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Buckminster Fuller introduced geodesic domes when literary critic Hugh Kenner published this fully-illustrated practical manual for their construction. This edition is fully illustrated with complete original appendices.. It was 1976—twenty-five years after R. Now, some twenty-five years later, Geodesic Math and How to Use It again presents a systematic 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.Out of print since 1990, Geodesic Math and How To Use It is California's most requested backlist title
You know *what*, now find out *how* Hugh Kenner's book is the bible of geodesy. While other books provide you with tables and some of the rudiments of the theory of geodesic domes, 'Geodesic Math and How to Use it' gives you a first-principle look at how domes are developed from a mathematical/geometrical point of view. Most importantly, Kenner introduces the reader to a novel metric for both describing the location of geodesic points in space and calculating their exact positions, so you can develop your own chord factors rather than r. "Worth the money" according to Patrick Ireland. If you want to generate your own numbers for all the multitude of measurements, as I do, this book is indispensable.. Probably more than I will ever need E. Adams I was looking for a source of chord lengths for various frequency geodesic domes. This book does this in spades. With all of the variations covered the book may be too involved for what I need. It reads like a textbook and does cover the subject well, from what I've read so far. If you have a question concerning geodesics it will be found in this book. Illustrating is also done well. As a source book it is excellant, if not a bit difficult to read.
About the AuthorHugh Kenner (1923-2003) was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Georgia. He is the author of dozens of well-known and highly regarded books of literary criticism, and is also the author of Bucky: A Guided Tour of Buckminster Fuller (1973).
Hugh Kenner (1923-2003) was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Georgia. He is the author of dozens of well-known and highly regarded books of literary criticism, and is also the author of Bucky: A Guided Tour of Buckminster Fuller (1973).