Interesting Esoterica

A Note on Knots

Article by F.V. Morley
  • Published in 1924
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The construction of a regular polygon by tying a simple knot in a strip of paper leads directly to a generalisation for the construction of regular polygons of any odd number of sides.

Comment

Also shows how to make a hexagon knot with two strips of paper.

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ANoteOnKnots
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article
date_added
2026-03-02
date_published
1924-03-02

BibTeX entry

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	key = {ANoteOnKnots},
	type = {article},
	title = {A Note on Knots},
	author = {F.V. Morley},
	abstract = {The construction of a regular polygon by tying a simple knot in a strip of paper leads directly to a generalisation for the construction of regular polygons of any odd number of sides.},
	comment = {Also shows how to make a hexagon knot with two strips of paper.},
	date_added = {2026-03-02},
	date_published = {1924-03-02},
	urls = {https://www.origamiheaven.com/historyanoteonknots.htm},
	collections = {things-to-make-and-do},
	url = {https://www.origamiheaven.com/historyanoteonknots.htm},
	year = 1924,
	urldate = {2026-03-02}
}