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Book Description Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Pentagons and Pentagrams: An Illustrated History 0.8. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780691201122
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A fascinating exploration of the pentagon and its role in various culturesThe pentagon and its close cousin, the pentagram, have inspired individuals for the last two and half millennia, from mathematicians and philosophers to artists and naturalists. Despite the pentagons wide-ranging history, no single book has explored the important role of this shape in various cultures, until now. Richly illustrated, Pentagons and Pentagrams offers a sweeping view of the five-sided polygon, revealing its intriguing geometric properties and its essential influence on a variety of fields.Traversing time, Eli Maor narrates vivid stories, both celebrated and unknown, about the pentagon and pentagram. He discusses the early Pythagoreans, who ascribed to the pentagon mythical attributes, adopted it as their emblem, and figured out its construction with a straightedge and compass. Maor looks at how a San Diego housewife uncovered four previously unknown types of pentagonal tilings, and how in 1982 a scientists discovery of fivefold symmetries in certain alloys caused an uproar in crystallography and led to a Nobel Prize. Maor also discusses the pentagons impact on many buildings, from medieval fortresses to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Eugen Josts superb illustrations provide sumptuous visual context, and the books puzzles and mazes offer fun challenges for readers, with solutions given in an appendix. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780691201122