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NATURE'S PATTERNS
NATURE'S PATTERNS
Subtitle:
A Tapestry in Three Parts: Part 1 Shapes
Book Category:
Science > General
Author:
Ball, Philip
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 13:
9780199237968
Price:
USD 29.95
Publication Year:
2009

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Patterns are everywhere in nature - in the ranks of clouds in the sky, the stripes of an angelfish, the arrangement of petals in flowers. Where does this order and regularity come from? It creates itself. The patterns we see come from self-organization. Whether living or non-living, scientists have found that there is a pattern-forming tendency inherent in the basic structure and processes of nature, so that from a few simple themes, and the repetition of simple rules, endless beautiful variations can arise.

 

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