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Beyond domes, umbrellas and tents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 January 2015
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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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