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Beyond domes, umbrellas and tents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

Vera L. X. Figueiredo,
Margarida P. Mello and
Sandra A. Santos
Vera L. X. Figueiredo
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, IMECC, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, e-mail: vera@ime.unicamp.br
Margarida P. Mello
Affiliation:
Applied Mathematics Department, IMECC, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, e-mail: margarid@ime.unicamp.br
Sandra A. Santos
Affiliation:
Applied Mathematics Department, IMECC, University of Camp inas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, e-mail: sandra@ime.unicamp.br
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Do the following objects shown on the cover belong together?

We will argue that they do bear a certain kinship, sharing the common gene of cylindrical intersection. In fact, we hope this essay will awaken in the reader the ability to discern several other members of this family in the world around him or her.

Cylinder intersection is used widely in construction. Beautiful examples abound in old world architecture, for instance the famous Florence cathedral in Figure 1.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 94 , Issue 529 , March 2010, pp. 51 - 61
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2010

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