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The Möbius strip

Dr. August Möbius's marvelous band in mathematics, games, literature, art, technology, and cosmology

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An edition of The Mobius Strip (2006)

The Möbius strip

Dr. August Möbius's marvelous band in mathematics, games, literature, art, technology, and cosmology

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Traces the origins of the Möbius strip, a sense-defying continuous loop with only one side and one edge, from the mid-1800s to the present, exploring how it has been used in mathematics, magic, science, art, engineering, literature, and music.

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Thunder's Mouth Press
Language
English
Pages
244

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Subjects
Social aspects, Conformal geometry, Mathematics
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August Ferdinand Möbius (1790-1868)

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Cover of: The Mobius Strip
The Mobius Strip: Dr. August Mobius's Marvelous Band in Mathematics, Games, Literature, Art, Technology, and Cosmology
December 19, 2006, Thunder's Mouth Press
Paperback in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The Mobius Strip
The Mobius Strip: Dr. August Mobius's Marvelous Band in Mathematics, Games, Literature, Art, Technology, and Cosmology
April 7, 2006, Thunder's Mouth Press
Hardcover in English
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Cover of: The Möbius strip
The Möbius strip: Dr. August Möbius's marvelous band in mathematics, games, literature, art, technology, and cosmology
2006, Thunder's Mouth Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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New York

Table of Contents

Möbius limericks to get you in the mood
Introduction
Möbius magicians
Knots, civilization, autism, and the collapse of sidedness
A brief history of Möbius the man
Technology, toys, molecules, and patents
Strange adventures in topology and beyond
Cosmos, reality, transcendence
Games, mazes, art, music, and architecture
Literature and movies
A few final words
Solutions
References and appendix
Readings by chapter
About the author.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-237) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
514
Library of Congress
QA609 .P53 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiii, 244 p. :
Number of pages
244

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24753458M
Internet Archive
mbiusstripdrau00pick
ISBN 10
1560258268
ISBN 13
9781560258261
LCCN
2006283794
OCLC/WorldCat
66464098

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