Regular Polytopes (Record no. 59086)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780486614809
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Distributor Name :Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd.
Distributor address :E/261, Shastri Nagar Delhi
Bill Number :TB5906
Bill Date :31/03/2022
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Classification number 513.8 COX
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Personal name Coxeter, H. S. M
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Title Regular Polytopes
Statement of responsibility, etc / H S M Coxeter
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Dover Publications,
Date of publication, distribution, etc ©1973
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Extent xiii, 321p
Dimensions 22 cm
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Price amount 1493
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Series statement Dover books on intermediate and advanced mathematics
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Contents note Polygons and polyhedra --<br/>Regular and quasi-regular solids --<br/>Rotation groups --<br/>Tessellations and honeycombs --<br/>Kaleidoscope --<br/>Star-polyhedra --<br/>Ordinary polytopes in higher space --<br/>Truncation --<br/>Poincare's proof of euler's formula --<br/>Forms, vectors, and coordinates --<br/>Generalized kaleidoscope --<br/>Generalized petrie polygon --<br/>Sections and projections --<br/>Star-polytopes.
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Summary, etc Polytopes are geometrical figures bounded by portions of lines, planes, or hyperplanes. In plane (two dimensional) geometry, they are known as polygons and comprise such figures as triangles, squares, pentagons, etc. In solid (three dimensional) geometry they are known as polyhedra and include such figures as tetrahedra (a type of pyramid), cubes, icosahedra, and many more; the possibilities, in fact, are infinite! H.S.M. Coxeter's book is the foremost book available on regular polyhedra, incorporating not only the ancient Greek work on the subject, but also the vast amount of information that has been accumulated on them since, especially in the last hundred years. The author, professor of Mathematics, University of Toronto, has contributed much valuable work himself on polytopes and is a well-known authority on them. Professor Coxeter begins with the fundamental concepts of plane and solid geometry and then moves on to multi-dimensionality. Among the many subjects covered are Euler's formula, rotation groups, star-polyhedra, truncation, forms, vectors, coordinates, kaleidoscopes, Petrie polygons, sections and projections, and star-polytopes. Each chapter ends with a historical summary showing when and how the information contained therein was discovered. Numerous figures and examples and the author's lucid explanations also help to make the text readily comprehensible. Although the study of polytopes does have some practical applications to mineralogy, architecture, linear programming, and other areas, most people enjoy contemplating these figures simply because their symmetrical shapes have an aesthetic appeal. But whatever the reasons, anyone with an elementary knowledge of geometry and trigonometry will find this one of the best source books available on this fascinating study<br/>
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematics
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Arithmetic
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Polytopes.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Polytop
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Geometria.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Polyhedra.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Geometria elementar.
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Personal name Coxeter, H. S. M
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    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Mathematics Departmental Library Mathematics Departmental Library 08/04/2022 Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. 1493.00 513.8 COX M360 08/04/2022 08/04/2022 Mathematics Departmental Library FPDA Grant
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