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Polyhedra

by Peter R. Cromwell
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Polyhedra
Polyhedra

Where geometry, history, and symmetry beautifully converge

This is a wonderful pick if you enjoy mathematics with both visual elegance and intellectual depth. Cromwell makes polyhedra feel alive, showing how these shapes connect centuries of ideas in geometry, symmetry, and abstraction. Readers who like seeing rigorous maths grounded in history and illustration will find it especially satisfying and surprisingly captivating.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Polyhedra

by Peter R. Cromwell
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ISBN: 9780521554329
Author: Peter R. Cromwell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date of Publication: 1997-06-28
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Science, History
Related Topics: Popular Science, Historical, Education, Mathematics
Goodreads rating: 4.2
(rated by 20 readers)

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Polyhedra have cropped up in many different guises throughout recorded history. Recently, polyhedra and their symmetries have been cast in a new light by combinatorics and group theory. This unique text comprehensively documents the many and varied ways that polyhedra have come to the fore throughout the development of mathematics. The author strikes a balance between covering the historical development of the theory surrounding polyhedra and rigorous treatment of the mathematics involved. Attractively illustrated--including 16 color plates--Polyhedra elucidates ideas that have proven difficult to grasp. Mathematicians, as well as historians of mathematics, will find this book fascinating.
 

Where geometry, history, and symmetry beautifully converge

This is a wonderful pick if you enjoy mathematics with both visual elegance and intellectual depth. Cromwell makes polyhedra feel alive, showing how these shapes connect centuries of ideas in geometry, symmetry, and abstraction. Readers who like seeing rigorous maths grounded in history and illustration will find it especially satisfying and surprisingly captivating.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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