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If the revolution goes the whole way round, 360°, it of course returns to where it
was before, but if the whole turn is completed in two steps, the first half-turn of
180° would produce another hook. And one could also produce symmetrical ...
If the revolution goes the whole way round, 360°, it of course returns to where it
was before, but if the whole turn is completed in two steps, the first half-turn of
180° would produce another hook. And one could also produce symmetrical ...
Page 151
So he built a mechanical “turtle', which can move in a straight line, and then turn
through some definite angle and go off in a new direction; and it is quite simple to
program a computer to tell it when to turn and what angle to turn through; and ...
So he built a mechanical “turtle', which can move in a straight line, and then turn
through some definite angle and go off in a new direction; and it is quite simple to
program a computer to tell it when to turn and what angle to turn through; and ...
Page 153
It involves, not right turns, but turns at 60° or 120° – to plot them out with pencil
and paper, it is easiest to get hold of one of the special types of graph paper,
known as 'isometric paper', which is ruled with three sets of lines at 60° to each
other, ...
It involves, not right turns, but turns at 60° or 120° – to plot them out with pencil
and paper, it is easiest to get hold of one of the special types of graph paper,
known as 'isometric paper', which is ruled with three sets of lines at 60° to each
other, ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Tools for Thought |
| Author | Conrad Hal Waddington |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cape, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2009 |
| ISBN | 0224010778, 9780224010771 |
| Length | 250 pages |
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