The first book to cover the entire spectrum of spatial disorientation in flight. This book examines the long history of spatial disorientation in flight, describes the movements of aircraft in mathematical detail, and explains how these movements can conspire to fool human senso…
The image of the city
by Lynch, Kevin
fromPublications of the Joint Center for Urban Studies
"Simple paradigms of Muslim-Christian confrontation and the rise of Europe in the seventeenth century do not suffice to explain the ways in which European mapping envisioned the "Turks" in image and narrative. Rather, maps, travel accounts, compendia of knowledge, and other text…
How space - mental, emotional, visual - is implicated in our constructions of reality and our art is the focus of this set of innovative essays. For the first time art theorists and historians, visual artists, literary critics and philosophers have come together to assay the pro…
"Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of geometry and spatial ability — either individually or in small groups, either as challenges or play problems! Here are four reasons why you should work with this book: Train and improve your spatial ability in a well-balanced and str…
"Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of geometry and spatial ability - either individually or in small groups, either as challenges or play problems! Here are four reasons why you should work with this book: 1. Train and improve your spatial ability in a well-balanced and …
"Space is the first accessible text which provides a comprehensive examination of approaches that have crossed between such diverse fields as philosophy, physics, architecture, sociology, anthropology, and geography. It examines the influence of geometry, arithmetic, natural phi…