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100 _aBryant, John
245 _aHow round is your circle? :
_bwhere engineering and mathematics meet
_cJohn Bryant;
260 _aPrinceton, N.J. ; Woodstock :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c2008
300 _axix, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
_c23CM:
505 _tch. 1. Hard lines
_tch. 2. How to draw a straight line
_tch. 3. Four-bar variations
_tch. 4. Building the world's first ruler
_tch. 5. Dividing the circle
_tch. 6. Falling apart
_tch. 7. Follow my leader
_tch. 8. In pursuit of coat-hangers
_tch. 9. All approximations are rational
_tch. 10. How round is your circle
_tch. 11. Plenty of slide rule
_tch. 12. All a matter of balance
_tch. 13. Finding some equilibrium
520 _aHow Round is your Circle?' includes chapters on: hard lines; how to draw a straight line; four-bar variations; building the world's first rules; dividing the circle; falling aprat; follow my leader; all approximations are rational; all a matter of balance; and finding some equilibrium
700 _aC J Sangwin:
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