#geometry

[garadinervi]

Dorothea Rockburne, "D" Study for Scalar, (chipboard, crude oil, paper and nails), 1970 [Craig Starr Gallery, New York, NY. © Dorothea Rockburne / ARS, New York]

Exhibition: Dorothea Rockburne: Works 1967-1972, September 7 – October 20, 2012

[sasj]

Geometric Shapes / 241204

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One of the iwan ceilings of Fatima Masumeh Shrine in atabki sahn, Qom, Iran

[odinsblog]

Alan Becker: Animation vs Geometry

[charlesoberonn]

Does Tumblr know about the travesty that is the optimal (as far as we know) configuration to pack 17 squares in a larger square?

[houghtonlib]

We have just digitized our copy of The First Six Books of Euclid by Oliver Byrne (1847) which uses diagrams of intense color as an aid to learning geometry. Although it sold poorly at the time of publication, it's recognized today as a masterpiece of design and printing.

Typ 805.47.3730

Houghton Library, Harvard University

[necromimetics]

This has caused great debate among my math friends so I think it needs tumblr's input

[itscolossal]

Sacred Geometries and Scientific Diagrams Merge in the Metaphysical World of Daniel Martin Diaz

[szimmetria-airtemmizs]

Now with rotations.

I made a gif not long ago (see below). Many of you expressed that it was "deeply uncomfortable" and "upsetting". I hope this new one will calm your feelings.

[passion8alot]

I have a question for mathblr. A friend has sent me this following image that I am in disagreement with.

My specific point of disagreement is the 'right angles'. I do not think they are valid right angles due to being against a curved surface.

Thoughts?

[garadinervi]

Harvey Quaytman, Commander, (acrylic and ground glass on canvas), 1988 [Van Doren Waxter, New York, NY. © Harvey Quaytman]

[miamaimania]

Poised in Perpetuity: Tanya Preminger's 'Round Balance', 2008

[sasj]

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[hexeosis]