All Sides to an Oval : Properties, Parameters and Borromini's Mysterious Construction / / by Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti
| All Sides to an Oval : Properties, Parameters and Borromini's Mysterious Construction / / by Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti |
| Autore | Mazzotti Angelo Alessandro |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 190 p. 154 illus., 149 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina |
516
720.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geometry
Mathematics Mathematics in Art and Architecture |
| ISBN | 3-030-28810-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface to the 2nd edition.-Introduction.-Properties of a polycentric oval.-Four Centre Ovals -- Ruler/Compass constructions of simple ovals -- Ovals with given symmetry axis lines -- Ovals with unknown axis lines.-Inscribing and circumscribing ovals – The frame problem -- The stadium problem and the running track -- Parameter formulas for simple ovals and applications -- Parameter formulas for simple ovals -- Limitations for the frame problem -- Measuring a four-centre oval -- Concentric Ovals - Possible Equations and Geogebra Representations of an Oval.-Optimisation problems for ovals -- Ovals with 4n centres -- Remarkable four-centre ovals -- Borromini's Ovals in the Dome of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane in Rome.-Ovals with 4n Centres: the Ground Plan of the Colosseum and the Neuilly Bridge Arches.-Appendix.-References.-Acknowledgements. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910360853303321 |
Mazzotti Angelo Alessandro
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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All Sides to an Oval : Properties, Parameters, and Borromini's Mysterious Construction / / by Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti
| All Sides to an Oval : Properties, Parameters, and Borromini's Mysterious Construction / / by Angelo Alessandro Mazzotti |
| Autore | Mazzotti Angelo Alessandro |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 160 p. 129 illus., 126 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 516 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geometry
Mathematics Mathematics in Art and Architecture |
| ISBN | 9783319393759 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Properties of a polycentric oval.-F -- Ruler/Compass constructions of simple ovals -- Ovals with given symmetry axis lines -- Ovals with unknown axis lines.-Inscribing and circumscribing ovals – The frame problem -- The stadium problem and the running track -- Parameter formulas for simple ovals and applications -- Parameter formulas for simple ovals -- Limitations for the frame problem -- Measuring a four-centre oval -- Optimisation problems for ovals -- Ovals with 4n centres -- Remarkable four-centre ovals .-Appendix.-References.-Acknowledgements. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254289903321 |
Mazzotti Angelo Alessandro
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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