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Geodesic Math and How to Use It - by Hugh Kenner (Paperback)
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- It was 1976--twenty-five years after R. Buckminster Fuller introduced geodesic domes when literary critic Hugh Kenner published this fully-illustrated practical manual for their construction.
- About the Author: Hugh Kenner (1923-2003) was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Georgia.
- 184 Pages
- Architecture, Methods & Materials
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About the Book
This is THE most requested UCP out-of-print title! It describes in detail how to arrive at the correct dimensions to build your very own geodesic dome. The audience is people who like to build things. Hippies. New-agers. Folks with initiative and a sense of adventure. Smart people.Book Synopsis
It was 1976--twenty-five years after R. Buckminster Fuller introduced geodesic domes when literary critic Hugh Kenner published this fully-illustrated practical manual for their construction. Now, some twenty-five years later, Geodesic Math and How to Use It again presents a systematic method of design and provides a step-by-step method for producing mathematical specifications for orthodox geodesic domes, as well as for a variety of elliptical, super-elliptical, and other nonspherical contours.Out of print since 1990, Geodesic Math and How To Use It is California's most requested backlist title. This edition is fully illustrated with complete original appendices.
About the Author
Hugh Kenner (1923-2003) was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Georgia. He is the author of dozens of well-known and highly regarded books of literary criticism, and is also the author of Bucky: A Guided Tour of Buckminster Fuller (1973).Dimensions (Overall): 8.74 Inches (H) x 8.74 Inches (W) x .48 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 184
Genre: Architecture
Sub-Genre: Methods & Materials
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Hugh Kenner
Language: English
Street Date: October 20, 2003
TCIN: 82949257
UPC: 9780520239319
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-8882
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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