An edition of String, Straightedge, and Shadow (1965)

String, Straightedge, and Shadow

The Story of Geometry

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An edition of String, Straightedge, and Shadow (1965)

String, Straightedge, and Shadow

The Story of Geometry

1st edition
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Publisher
Viking Press
Language
English
Pages
160

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Cover of: String, Straight-Edge and Shadow
String, Straight-Edge and Shadow: The Story of Geometry
2018, Floris Books
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Cover of: String, Straightedge, and Shadow
String, Straightedge, and Shadow: The Story of Geometry
1965, Viking Press
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Table of Contents

The Beginnings: Geometry and Nature
In the Ancient Near East: Geometry and Daily Life
The Ionian Greeks: Geometry and Thought
The Secret Brotherhood: Geometry, Mathematics, and Magic
From the Academy to the Museum: Geometry, Art, and Science

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. [156]

Published in
New York, NY
Genre
Juvenile literature

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
513.09
Library of Congress
QA40.5 .D5

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
160 p., ill.
Number of pages
160
Dimensions
25 cm

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5911843M
Internet Archive
stringstraighted00digg
ISBN 10
1892857073
LCCN
64013597
OCLC/WorldCat
656182
LibraryThing
1424957

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15673672W

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