{"product_id":"polyhedra-paperback-9780521664059","title":"Polyhedra (Paperback) 9780521664059","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolyhedra\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book comprehensively documents the many and varied ways that polyhedra have come to the fore throughout the development of mathematics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter R. Cromwell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521664059, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 July 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e476 pages, 16 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.82 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … well-illustrated throughout with line diagrams, as well as several colour plates of the author's own superb models. The writing is clear and entertaining, and reassuringly anticipates many of the reader's questions.' Thomas Bending, The Mathematical Gazette\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePolyhedra have cropped up in many different guises throughout recorded history. In modern times, polyhedra and their symmetries have been cast in a new light by combinatorics and group theory. This book 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 presenting a rigorous treatment of the mathematics involved. It is attractively illustrated with dozens of diagrams to illustrate ideas that might otherwise prove difficult to grasp. Historians of mathematics as well as those more interested in the mathematics itself, will find this unique book fascinating.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Indivisible, inexpressible and unavoidable\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rules and regularity\u003cbr\u003e 3. Decline and rebirth of polyhedral geometry\u003cbr\u003e 4. Fantasy, harmony and uniformity\u003cbr\u003e 5. Surfaces, solids and spheres\u003cbr\u003e 6. Equality, rigidity and flexibility\u003cbr\u003e 7. Stars, stellations, and skeletons\u003cbr\u003e 8. Symmetry, shape and structure\u003cbr\u003e 9. Counting, colouring and computing\u003cbr\u003e 10. Combination, transformation and decoration\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geometry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geometry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geometry%20%5BPBM%5D%22\"\u003ePBM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001511334168,"sku":"9780521664059","price":48.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521664059i_fc6a2726-3637-4a75-9fb6-afeb25beced9.jpg?v=1691379676","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/polyhedra-paperback-9780521664059","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}