{"product_id":"the-fifty-nine-icosahedra-h-s-m-coxeter-9781907550089","title":"The Fifty-Nine Icosahedra","description":"\u003cp\u003eKate and David Crennell produced a third edition for Tarquin some years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plans and illustrations of all 59 of the stellations of the icosahedron were redrawn and there was a new introduction by Professor Coxeter. This edition has now been revised and updated and now includes colour plates for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany readers will wish to use the plates and descriptions included in \u003cem\u003eThe Fifty-nine Icosahedra\u003c\/em\u003e to draw and make paper models of some or all of the stellations of the icosahedron and in so doing, gain a greater understanding of the stellation process. For a thorough understanding of the process of stellation and for splendid examples of beautiful polyhedra, this book will be a valuable addition to any mathematics library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Richard Guy put it in the Preface of the Third Edition: \"We mathematicians know how beautiful our subject is, but are often frustrated when we try to explain this to the man-in-the-street. But here at least is one place where we can simply say, 'Look!'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. S. M. Coxeter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1907550089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781907550089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarquin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.15d","brand":"H. S. M. Coxeter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46880864043263,"sku":"9781907550089","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_282f5f94-38d4-4ff3-82a2-6b16821757e4.jpg?v=1747969954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fifty-nine-icosahedra-h-s-m-coxeter-9781907550089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}