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Plaster Models et al. in geometry
Reprint of the 1986 edition in one volume
With a new preface by Gert-Martin Greuel
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About this book
This book presents beautiful photos of mathematical models of geometric surfaces made from a variety of materials including plaster, metal, paper, wood, and string. The construction of these models at the time (of Felix Klein and others) was not an end in itself, but was accompanied by mathematical research especially in the field of algebraic geometry. The models were used to illustrate the mathematical objects defined by abstract formulas, either as equations or parameterizations. In the second part of the book, the models are explained by experts in the field of geometry.
This book is a reprint thirty years after the original publication in 1986 with a new preface by Gert-Martin Greuel. The models have a timeless appeal and a historical value.
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Book Title: Mathematical Models
Book Subtitle: From the Collections of Universities and Museums – Photograph Volume and Commentary
Editors: Gerd Fischer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-18865-8
Publisher: Springer Spektrum Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-18864-1Published: 10 October 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-18865-8Published: 04 September 2017
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIX, 216
Number of Illustrations: 211 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: The first edition was published in 2 volumes
Topics: Mathematics, general