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Mathematical Paperfolding (in process)
 

This page is being used to collect information about books which contain general information about Mathematical Paperfolding. Information about particular types of mathematical paperfolds can be found in the 'Other Mathematical Paperfolds' section of the 'Topics and Indexes' page of this project

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1776

Volume IV of 'The Natural History of Animals, Vegetables and Minerals' is an English translation, published in London, probably in 1776, of part of the 36 volume work 'Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére' by George Louis Leclerc, Count de Buffon. It contains a discussion of:

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1891

'Education of Head and Hand' by Gabriel Bamberger was published by A Flanagan in Chicago in 1891. The work is a compilation of six leaflets about manual work in schools. The second leaflet contains instructions for making geometric shapes by paperfolding.

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1893

Publication of 'Geometrical Exercises in Paperfolding' by Tandalam Sundara Rao.

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1923

There is a chapter titled 'Das Falten im Dienste der Geometrie' in 'Falten und Formen mit Papier' by Richard Rothe which was published by Deutscher Verlag für Jugend und Volk in Vienna and Leipzig in 1923. T

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