Elements Of Descriptive Geometry - Softcover

Charles Davies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461342901 ISBN 13: 9780461342901

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

"Elements Of Descriptive Geometry: With Their Application To Spherical Trigonometry, Spherical Projections, And Warped Surfaces" by Charles Davies. This 1826 treatise introduces descriptive geometry as a practical tool for visualizing and solving three?dimensional problems. It presents the foundations of orthographic projection and the two principal planes of projection, explains traces, projections of points, lines, and planes, and develops the methods for constructing right lines, tangents, curves, and surfaces. The book covers the representation of straight and curved lines, tangent lines to curves, and the development of surfaces such as cylinders, cones, and spheres. It then advances to tangent planes to single?curved and warped surfaces, the intersections of curved surfaces and planes, and the development of surfaces onto planes. It includes extensive chapters on the construction of spherical triangles, spherical projections, and the orthographic and stereographic projections. The work was prepared for cadets at the Military Academy and reflects a didactic program intended to train practitioners in graphical engineering and civil engineering applications. The text is accompanied by numerous problems and diagrams aimed at fostering mechanical reasoning and spatial intuition.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461342901
• ISBN 13: 9780461342901
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330