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008 151216s2012||||th 000 0 eng d |
020 ^a9780691145204 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
050 00 ^aNA2750^b.H325 2012 |
100 1 ^aHahn, Alexander,^d1943- |
245 10 ^aMathematical excursions to the world's great buildings /^cAlexander J. Hahn |
260 ^aPrinceton :^bPrinceton University Press,^cc2012 |
300 ^aix, 317 p., [16] p. of plates :^bill. (some col.) ;^c23 cm |
504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [307]-310) andindex |
505 0 ^aHumanity awakening: sensing form and creating structures -- Greek geometry and Roman engineering -- Architecture inspired by faith -- Transmission of mathematics and transition in architecture -- The Renaissance: architecture and the human spirit -- A new architecture: materials, structural analysis, computers, and design -- Basic calculus and its application to the analysis of structures |
520 ^aDescribes the mathematics behind the design of famous buildings, including the Parthenon, the Sydney Opera House,and the Bilbao Guggenheim |
650 0 ^aArchitecture^xMathematics |
650 0 ^aArchitectural design |
650 0 ^aArchitecture^xData processing |
999 ^aปวีนา ภู่ทอง |