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4) Angles
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64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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Explores the world of angles and how they can be created, measured, and used in various activities.
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The three books in the popular Shapes in Math, Science and Nature series, Squares, Triangles and Circles, provides engaging, well-written, interactive content that helps make geometry and measurement concepts graspable and even enjoyable, while also offering opportunities for lessons on a range of subjects from science, technology and engineering to social studies, art, and architecture. There are also numerous ideas for hands-on-learning activities...
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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To earn his knighthood, Radius must find and rescue a missing king. His father, Sir Cumferance, and his mother, Lady Di of Ameter, give him a circular medallion (a protractor) that he uses to find his way through a maze of many angles.
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304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"An eye-opening narrative of how geometric principles fundamentally shaped our world"--
A history of geometry.
An eye-opening narrative of how geometric principles fundamentally shaped our world. On a cloudy day in 1413, a balding young man stood at the entrance to the Cathedral of Florence, facing the ancient Baptistery across the piazza. As puzzled passers-by looked on, he raised a small painting to his face, then held a mirror in front of the...
16) Circles
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"The characteristics of circles as well as how to find the radius, diameter, circumference, and area of a circle are explained and illustrated in this geometry picture book."--
19) What is square?
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21 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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Through a rhyming game and brilliant photographs, children learn what is square in the world.
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Geometry defines the world around us, helping us make sense of everything from architecture to military science to fashion. And for over two thousand years, geometry has been equated with Euclid's Elements, arguably the most influential book in the history of mathematics. In The King of Infinite Space, renowned mathematics writer David Berlinski provides a concise homage to this elusive mathematician and his staggering achievements. Berlinski shows...
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