A few weeks ago I started this addicting project. I got a compass, straightedge, and a pencil and started creating these. I felt bummed out when I was all finished because I wanted to do even more. Maybe I will learn to do some more sometime.
By now you might be thinking "I really want to do these but I dont know how to". If you look in
"A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe" by Michael S. Schneider, then you will see the instructions for creating perfect shapes (but the heptagon is approximate).
You can vote in your comments for which shape I'll demonstrate (only one vote please).
WARNING! IF YOU PURCHASE THIS BOOK YOU WILL SOON SEE SHAPES AND PATTERNS ALL AROUND YOU
P.S. It is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like a nonagon, please! Do you know how to create one on the computer?
ReplyDeleteSWEET! James those are very precise drawings! I love it! I wonder if that is how they were able to develop CAD drawings on the computer.
ReplyDeleteJames, glad you are studying geometry.,
ReplyDeleteThe great cathedrals of Europe built by the stone masons of the middle ages with their intricate window and arch designs were all done with a compass and square,
Good work James, OPA
James-
ReplyDeleteThis is the coolest blog I have ever been too. I have never seen pictures like this, I actually learned something.
Can you set up an activity at the reunion where people can make your drawings? Is it difficult?
Suz
Great blogpost!
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ReplyDeleteIf I said I was your biggest fan, would I get a copy of the book free?
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