false 2851233 2 Whole Spirit Press is pleased to bring "String, Straightedge and Shadow The Story of Geometry" by Julia E. Diggins back to life for teachers, parents and students to once again enjoy. This is an excellent classroom reader for all students as they learn about geometry. It has been out-of-print for 34 years. Students and teachers have used photo copies rather then being able to experience the beautiful illustrations by Corydon Bell and have their own copy to refer to and cherish throughout the years. Using only three simple tools-the string, the straightedge, and the shadow-men discovered the basic principles and constructions of elementary geometry more than two thousand years ago. This engrossing book reveals how these discoveries were made and shows how they were related to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece. The fabric of the story is woven out of archeological and historical records and of legends about the major men of mathematics. By re constructing the events as they might have happened, Julia Diggins enables an attentive reader to easily follow the pattern of reasoning that leads to an ingenious proof of the Pythagorean theorem, an appreciation of the significance of the golden mean in art and architecture, and the construction of the five regular solids. 2877366 1965 String, Straightedge and Shadow - The Story of Geometry total:11|5:5|4:3|3:2|2:1| 11 45 26 3 4 0 false false Tue Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 09 20:29:04 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 29 09:18:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 06 13:00:50 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 13:02:02 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Dec 02 19:21:41 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 19:22:52 -0800 2008 2 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 16:22:32 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 16:22:32 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 08 12:36:49 -0800 2009 Sat Sep 05 08:52:07 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 12:36:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 27 14:15:51 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 14:16:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 06 20:33:34 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:33:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Apr 07 05:40:20 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 11:59:21 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 05:40:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 02 17:33:16 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 17:33:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 00:04:36 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 00:04:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 15 19:13:29 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 19:13:29 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Dec 15 13:00:12 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 13:00:21 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Dec 05 12:35:22 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 12:35:25 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Dec 04 20:46:17 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 20:46:24 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 25 16:33:17 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 16:33:31 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Fri Jan 16 19:57:01 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 12 07:28:41 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 19:57:01 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Feb 18 22:12:04 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 09 20:40:40 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 18 22:12:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 26 12:20:11 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 12:20:17 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 18 18:42:21 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 18:42:32 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 17 21:20:40 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 21:20:40 -0700 2008