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Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology
David S. Richeson
Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology
David S. Richeson
Leonhard Euler's polyhedron formula describes the structure of many objects - from soccer balls and gemstones to Buckminster Fuller's buildings and giant all-carbon molecules. Yet Euler's formula is so simple it can be explained to a child. This title tells the story of this indispensable mathematical idea.
336 pages, 36 halftones. 185 line illus. 8 tables.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 15, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9780691154572 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 336 |
Dimensions | 153 × 234 × 20 mm · 508 g |
Language | English |
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