Compound Polyhedra: Modular Origami by Currie, Fergus

Compound Polyhedra: Modular Origami (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781913565732)

Vendor: Fergus Currie
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Format: Hardcover
$33.95
$33.95
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Compound Polyhedra: Modular Origami by Currie, Fergus

Compound Polyhedra: Modular Origami

$33.95
Compound Polyhedra: Modular Origami by Currie, Fergus

Compound Polyhedra: Modular Origami

$33.95
Format: Hardcover
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A book of ten geometric models of advanced modular origami designed by Fergus Currie with full instructions and diagrams on how to make the following:
  1. The Compound of Two Cubes
  2. The Compound of Two Tetrahedra
  3. The Compound of the Octahedron and the Cube
  4. The Compound of Three Cubes
  5. The Compound of Five Octahedra
  6. The Compound of Three Octahedra
  7. The Compound of Three Tetrahedra
  8. The Compound of the Icosahedron and the Dodecahedron
  9. The Small Triambic Icosahedron (STI)
  10. and
  11. The Compound of the STI and the Dodecahedron.
It also includes an introduction with sections on the mathematics behind the models; a short history of modular origami; a section on tools and folding techniques, and a gallery of the finished models that are presented in the book.

Author: Fergus Currie
ISBN-10: 1913565734
ISBN-13: 9781913565732
Publisher: Tarquin Group
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2021
Pages: 148
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.84h x 6.77w x 0.71d
By Fergus Currie
By Fergus Currie
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Fergus Currie was born in 1961 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the University of Birmingham, where he received an MA for his research into the work of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. He has worked as a professional musician for more than 35 years and has been a member of the orchestra of the Greek National Opera since 2009. His major compositions are handled by the Dutch publishing company Donemus. He still finds time to write novels, play chess, and, of course, design and make modular origami.

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