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Quotes from Zome Primer — Steve Baer

1965–2024 United States

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Five fold symmetry does appear among other symmetries in nature.

Zome Primer (1970)

The dodecahedron and the icosahedron are duals of each other—the vertices of one match the face midpoints of the other and vice versa.

Zome Primer (1970)

There is a mistake-proof flange joint for both A and C connections if one hierarchy is introduced. You must always orient the joint to suit A lines.

Zome Primer (1970)

The forms possible using this system are limitless; there is no attempt here to explore these possibilities—the examples shown are small probings. The booklet describes the mathematics of the process that creates these limitless forms.

Zome Primer (1970)

The icosahedron and the dodecahedron have five fold symmetry. They cannot occur as crystals.

Zome Primer (1970)

The regular polyhedra are like seeds from which growths may appear. They are the connecting joints for the zonohedra.

Zome Primer (1970)

Stretching zones allows... buildings of different shapes using the same kinds of components.

Zome Primer (1970)

Zomes can cluster together like soap bubbles. Their zones can be stretched, shrunk, or omitted completely to make the various zomes' different shapes and sizes. The zomes can also pack several layers deep.

Zome Primer (1970)

Zonohedra have bands of parallel edges. Any such band... can be stretched to alter the shape of the zonohedron. Stretching the band... does not alter any angles.

Zome Primer (1970)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Steve Baer (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.