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David Fontaine wrote:
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> > I read that dna twists at exactly the same rate as a
> > tetrahelix, and I think they might look cool together.
>
> How exactly is that measured, ratio of length of one cycle to the
> radius?
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> David Fontaine <dav### [at] faricy net> ICQ 55354965
> My raytracing gallery: http://davidf.faricy.net/
I guess. I read it in some book from Buckminster Fuller when I was
looking for info on calculating geodesics. I had to come up with my own
method. I guess the only place he puts the actual calculations is in
his patents. I tried to get a copy of his geodesic dome patent from the
patent trademark office web site, but it didn't seem to work. The way
my dome was calculated it looks ok, but I know that it isn't the
standard method. All of the struts along an edge of a icosahedron
triangle are the same length in my design. In no listing of lengths I
have found on the web is this true. When I find out how Buckminster did
it maybe I will make new versions of my geodesic functions.
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Dan Johnson
http://www.geocities.com/zapob
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