BUCKMINSTER FULLER BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS RELEVANT TO FULLER
TABLE OF CONTENTS

- DOMEBOOK ONE -
- BY PACIFIC DOMES, 1970 -
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Acknowledgements

2
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Introduction

3
A         SIMPLE GEODESICS 4
B MODELS 5

1

Strut Models "

2

Membrane Models 6
C GEODESIC GEOMETRY by Jonathan Kanter 7
1 Alternate "
2 Triacon 8
D SPHERICAL TRIG by Jonathan Kanter 11
E SUN DOME PLANS from Popular Science Magazine 12
F BIG SUR DOME 13
1 Vital Stats "
2 Dome Ingredients "
3 Builder's Instructions "
4 Putting It Up 15
G PACIFIC DOME 16
1 Vital Stats "
2 Dome Ingredients "
3 Builder's Instructions "
4 Making Hubs 19
5 Putting It Up "
6 Skinning Dome 20

H

TUBE FRAME DOME 21
1 Vital Stats "
2 The Frame "
3 Skins 22

I

BUBBLE DOME by Jay & Kathleen 24

J

POD DOME by Martin Bartlett 25

K

COSTS 27
1 Pacific Dome: $929 "
2 Bubble Dome: $664 "
3 Pod Dome: $350 "
L PLYDOME PLANS from People from Canyon, CA 27
M MAST 27
N PARADOME 30
O FLOORS 31
1 Concrete 31
2 Wood 32
3 Experimental "
4 Radial Floor Construction 33
P SEALING 34
1 Tapes "
2 Caulks "

3

Paints 35
Q WINDOWS 36
R DOORS 37

1

Rectangular "
2 Trap "
3 Triangle "
4 Diamond "
S VENTS (Extract from Item "M", Boston Blueprint Data Archive, R Buckminster Fuller) 38
T INTERIORS (7 Pics) 39
U PLASTIC FOAM 40
1 Introduction "
2 "Foamed Plastic for Shelters" by Douglas Deeds "
3 "The Use of Polyurethane Foam in Construction" by Ron Swenson 42
V FERRO CEMENT 43
1 Introduction "
2 How to Do It "
W FULLER PATENTS 44
X BUILDING INSPECTOR 45
Y CENTERING by Alan & Heath 46
Z HUBS 48
1 Dyna Domes Hubs for Wood Struts "
2 Tony Magar's Hub for Space Grids "
3 Mero-Triagonal Hub "
4 Triodetic Hub "
5 Jay and Kathleen's Hubs for Tube Frames "
AA WHAT SIZE? 49
BB CHORD FACTORS AND ANGLES 50
1 Introduction "
2 1 Frequency Icosahedron, Alternate "
3 2 Frequency Icosahedron, Alternate "
4 3 Frequency Icosahedron, Alternate "
5 4 Frequency Icosahedron, Alternate "
6 5 Frequency Icosahedron, Alternate "
7 6 Frequency Icosahedron, Alternate "
8 2 Frequency Icosahedron, Triacon 52
9 4 Frequency Icosahedron, Triacon "
10 6 Frequency Icosahedron, Triacon "
11 8 Frequency Icosahedron, Triacon "
CC USEFUL MATH 52
DD NEW MATERIALS 53
1 Sealants "
2 Foam "
3 Fiberglass "
4 Tapes for Dome Seals "
5 Membranes "
6 Plastics "
7 Miscellaneous "
EE BIBLIOGRAPHY 54
FF UNCLASSIFIEDS 55
GG LAST MINUTE 56
HH FANTASIES 56

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