Zome Primer

7 Critical Constants

7  Critical Constants

7.1  Six Zone

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Figure 7.84: Six zone

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BD--
----
AB = 1.0514622
AC--
----
AB = 1.7013016
cos𝜃 = 0.4472136
sin𝜃 = 0.8944272
tan𝜃 = 2.0000000
sin𝜃-
2 = 0.5257310
cos𝜃
--
2 = 0.8506507
tan𝜃-
2 = 0.6180339

7.2  Ten Zone

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Figure 7.85: Ten zone

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BD--
----
AB = 0.7136441
----
AC
----
AB = 1.8683446
cosϕ = 0.7453559
sinϕ = 0.6666666
tanϕ = 0.8944272
sinϕ-
2 = 0.3568220
cosϕ
--
2 = 0.9341723
tanϕ-
2 = 0.3819660

7.3  Ten Zone

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Figure 7.86: 

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BD--
AB = 1.1547005
----
AC--
AB = 1.6329931
cosX = 0.3333333
sinX = 0.9428090
tanX = 2.8284271
sinX-
2 = 0.8164965
cosX-
 2 = 0.5773502
tanX
-2 = 0.7071067

8A line radii of an icosahedron with edge = C. The pair of radii outline one end of a golden diamond.

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Figure 7.87: Six-Zone Diamond

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Figure 7.88: Golden Diamond

11 B line radii of dodecahedron with edge = C. One pair outlines one end of the skinny diamond; another pair outlines an end of a maraldi diamond.

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Figure 7.89: 10 Zone Diamonds

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Figure 7.90: Skinny Diamond

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Figure 7.91: Maraldi Diamond

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A = 0.9510565 C = cos18° C
A = 1.0981855 B
B = 0.8660254 C = cos30° C
B = 0.9105930 A
C = 1.0514622 A
C = 1.1547005 B
Table 7.1: Proportions Of A, B, and C Lines

7.4  The Appearance of the CTn Series in the Dimensions of the Triacontahedron and the Enneacontahedron

16Both these patterns can be found as sub patterns of the five-fold symmetry patterns of page.

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Figure 7.92: Triacontahedron

18 All edges are A lines—one A line is perpendicular to the plane of page.

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Figure 7.93: Enneacontahedron

20 All edges are B lines— Aline is perpendicular to the plane of page.