Spherical Models [Paperback]

Magnus J. Wenninger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 7, 1999

Well-illustrated, practical approach to creating star-faced spherical forms that can serve as basic structures for geodesic domes. Complete instructions for making models from circular bands of paper with just a ruler and compass. Discusses tessellation, or tiling, and the relationship of polyhedra to geodesic domes and directions for building models of domes. 1979 edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (July 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048640921X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486409214
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,674,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Super Models, July 9, 2001

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ANDREW L HAMM (Herndon, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spherical Models (Paperback)

I needed some answers in a hurry to a lot of questions I had on spherical approximations, and this book came through. So I don't have any complaints.

This is indeed a book on models. The organization is set up more to teach you or give you and understanding of spherical polyhedra by building models. So it is a little difficult to get answers to specific questions without actually working through building various types of models. There are some areas where I would have thought some trigonometry would have been worked out, rather than just giving the answers to lengths and angles. There are other areas where some discussion on the basic polyhedra could have been presented, rather than assuming the reader/modeller understood these from the start.

I will say the book is a little dated. I have made my constructions with heavy use of a 3-D CAD program. A lot of time will be saved from manually drawing out the needed shapes.

But if you are willing to work through the book, I am sure you will come away from it as a master.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars How to Make a Geodesic Sphere from Paper, June 12, 2000

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This review is from: Spherical Models (Paperback)

Ever wonder how to make a a model of a geodesic dome? This is a book for recreational math enthusiasts and Buck-Minster-fuller-philes, the most hands-on introduction to geodesic geometry out there. Just page after page of sphere models, nothing else. It's a nice companion to Wenninger's classic, "Polyhedral Models," but possibly is a little redundant.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, June 12, 2009

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Joe Barziza - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spherical Models (Hardcover)

The book arrived in almost pristine condition, but there was one annoying problem with it. Two of the pages were stuck together, and I ended up tearing one of the pages getting them unstuck. The book is usable, and I'm enjoying it. I just wish that I hadn't had to tear a page in it to use it.