{"product_id":"pentagons-and-pentagrams-an-illustrated-history-hardcover","title":"Pentagons and Pentagrams: An Illustrated History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEli Maor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEugen Jost\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating exploration of the pentagon and its role in various cultures\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe pentagon and its close cousin, the pentagram, have inspired individuals for the last two and half millennia, from mathematicians and philosophers to artists and naturalists. Despite the pentagon's wide-ranging history, no single book has explored the important role of this shape in various cultures, until now. Richly illustrated, \u003ci\u003ePentagons and Pentagrams\u003c\/i\u003e offers a sweeping view of the five-sided polygon, revealing its intriguing geometric properties and its essential influence on a variety of fields. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTraversing time, Eli Maor narrates vivid stories, both celebrated and unknown, about the pentagon and pentagram. He discusses the early Pythagoreans, who ascribed to the pentagon mythical attributes, adopted it as their emblem, and figured out its construction with a straightedge and compass. Maor looks at how a San Diego housewife uncovered four previously unknown types of pentagonal tilings, and how in 1982 a scientist's discovery of fivefold symmetries in certain alloys caused an uproar in crystallography and led to a Nobel Prize. Maor also discusses the pentagon's impact on many buildings, from medieval fortresses to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Eugen Jost's superb illustrations provide sumptuous visual context, and the book's puzzles and mazes offer fun challenges for readers, with solutions given in an appendix.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEli Maor\u003c\/b\u003e is a former professor of the history of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago. His books include the internationally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eTo Infinity and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ee: The Story of a Number\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMusic by the Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e, and with Eugen Jost, \u003ci\u003e Beautiful Geometry\u003c\/i\u003e (all Princeton). \u003cb\u003eEugen Jost\u003c\/b\u003e is a well-known Swiss artist whose work is strongly influenced by mathematics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766766338336,"sku":"9780691201122","price":30.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f2f2c3a92a4d1a04caacc7dce663f0e8.webp?v=1780298495","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pentagons-and-pentagrams-an-illustrated-history-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}