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Solid Geometry
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That portion of geometry dealing with solids, as opposed to plane geometry. Solid geometry is concerned with polyhedra, spheres, three-dimensional solids, lines in three-space, planes, and so on.

SEE ALSO: Geometry, Plane Geometry, Spherical Geometry

REFERENCES:

Altshiller-Court, N. Modern Pure Solid Geometry. New York: Chelsea, 1979.

Bell, R. J. T. An Elementary Treatise on Coordinate Geometry of Three Dimensions. London: Macmillan, 1926.

Cohn, P. M. Solid Geometry. New York: Routledge, 1968.

Dresden, A. Solid Analytical Geometry and Determinants. New York: Dover, 1964.

Farin, G. E. and Hensford, D. The Geometry Toolbox for Graphics and Modeling. Wellesley, MA: A K Peters, 1997.

Frost, P. Solid Geometry, 3rd ed. London: Macmillan, 1886.

Harris, J. W. and Stocker, H. "Solid Geometry." Ch. 4 in Handbook of Mathematics and Computational Science. New York: Springer-Verlag, pp. 95-116, 1998.

Kenison, E. and Bradley, H. C. Descriptive Geometry. New York: Macmillan, 1935.

Kern, W. F. and Bland, J. R. Solid Mensuration with Proofs, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1948.

Lines, L. Solid Geometry, with Chapters on Space-Lattices, Sphere-Packs, and Crystals. New York: Dover, 1965.

Rouché, E. and de Comberousse, C. Traité de Géométrie, nouv. éd., vol. 2: Géométrie dans l'espace. Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1922.

Salmon, G. Treatise on the Analytic Geometry of Three Dimensions, 6th ed. London: Longmans Green, 1914.

Shute, W. G.; Shirk, W. W.; and Porter, G. F. Solid Geometry, with Chapters on Space-Lattices, Sphere-Packs, and Crystals. New York: American Book Co., 1960.

Weisstein, E. W. "Books about Solid Geometry." http://www.ericweisstein.com/encyclopedias/books/SolidGeometry.html.

Wentworth, G. A. and Smith, D. E. Solid Geometry, with Chapters on Space-Lattices, Sphere-Packs, and Crystals. Boston, MA: Ginn and Company, 1913.




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