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Elements Of Descriptive Geometry - Softcover

Albert Ensign Church

 
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Synopsis

Elements Of Descriptive Geometry: With Its Applications To Spherical Projections, Shades And Shadows, Perspective And Isometric Projections by Albert Ensign Church. This foundational nineteenth?century text develops the methods and principles of descriptive geometry, presenting both orthographic and scenographic projections, the representation of points, lines, and planes in space, and the projection of curves and surfaces. The work systematically outlines construction techniques for tangent and normal lines, generation of helices, and the development of warped and revolution surfaces, including cylinders, cones, and spheres. It also covers a broad range of spherical projections—stereographic, gnomonic, cylindrical, and conic—along with practical map-making approaches and methods for constructing maps by Flamstead, Mercator, and Polyconic schemes. Throughout, the book emphasizes clear definitions, step?by?step constructions, and applications to civil and military engineering, making it a comprehensive textbook for students and professionals in engineering drawing and perspective.

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