| Description |
xi, 148 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index. |
| Contents |
What is the hyperbolic plane? Can we crochet it? -- What can you learn from your model? -- Four strands in the history of geometry -- Tidbits from the history of crochet -- What is non-Euclidean geometry? -- How to crochet a pseudosphere and a symmetric hyperbolic plane -- Metamorphoses of the hyperbolic plane -- Other surfaces with negative curvature : catenoid and helicoid -- Who is interested in hyperbolic geometry now and how can it be used? -- Paper models. |
| Subject |
Geometry, Hyperbolic.
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Crocheting -- History.
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| ISBN |
9781568814520 (alk. paper) |
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1568814526 (alk. paper) |
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