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String, Straight-edge and Shadow - The Story of Geometry (Paperback)
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String, Straight-edge and Shadow - The Story of Geometry (Paperback)
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List price R309
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Discovery Miles 2 820
You Save R27 (9%)
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Please note that this Floris Books edition has been revised for UK
and European notation, language and metric systems. From the early
peoples who marvelled at the geometry of nature -- the beehive and
bird's nest -- to ancient civilisations who questioned beautiful
geometric forms and asked 'why?', the story of geometry spans
thousands of years. Using only three simple tools -- the string,
the straight-edge and the shadow -- human beings revealed the basic
principles and constructions of elementary geometry. Weaving
history and legend, this fascinating book reconstructs the
discoveries of mathematics's most famous figures. Through
illustrations and diagrams, readers are able to follow the
reasoning that lead to an ingenious proof of the Pythagorean
theorem, an appreciation of the significance of the Golden Mean in
art and architecture, or the construction of the five regular
solids. This insightful and engaging book makes geometry accessible
to everyone. Readers will be fascinated with how the knowledge and
wisdom of so many cultures helped shape our civilisation today.
String, Straight-edge and Shadow is also a useful and inspiring
book for those teaching geometry in Steiner-Waldorf classrooms.
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