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geodesic 1. relating to or involving the geometry of curved surfaces 2. the shortest line between two points on a curved or plane surface geodesic [¦jē·ə¦des·ik] (mathematics) A curve joining two points in a Riemannian manifold which has minimum length. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Another was Buckminster Fuller, the polymath who invented the geodesic dome and whose ideas about researchers crossing disciplinary and institutional lines were, Turner argues, intimately connected with Cold War military research. Coxeter's work, especially his treatise entitled Regular Polytopes, went on to influence various people, including Buckminster Fuller, who credits Coxeter's vision in developing his famous geodesic domes. 25 square Loftcube and the horrible $35K dome home from Timberline geodesics are the main architectural features of Retrothing at www. |
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