... [ The Möbius Band is an example of one-sided surface in the form of a single closed continuous curvewith a twist. A simple Möbius Band can be created by joining the ends of a long, narrow strip of paperafter giving it a half, 180°, twist. An example of a nonorientable surface, this unique band is named after August Ferdinand Möbius, a German mathematician and astronomer who discovered it inthe process of studying polyhedra in September 1858. But history reveals that the true discoverer was Johann Benedict Listing, who came across this surface in July 1858... ]
Jolly Thulaseedas and Robert J Krawczyk, Möbius Concepts in Architecture, College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
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