Pentagons and pentagrams an illustrated history

Pentagons and pentagrams an illustrated history

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 pentagon's wide-ranging history...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maor, Eli
Other Authors: Jost, Eugen, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Pentagon.
Pentacles.
Mathematics > History.
Pentagones.
Mathématiques > Histoire.
pentagons.
MATHEMATICS > Geometry > General.
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
Mathematics.
EBSCO eBooks
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Table of Contents:
  • Five
  • [phi symbol]
  • But is it divine?
  • Constructing the regular pentagon
  • Pentagrams
  • Pentastars
  • Tessellations : defying the impossible
  • The discovery of fivefold symmetry in crystals
  • Oh, that Pentagon.

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