Nature's patterns :: a tapestry in three parts. Branches /

As part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature, acclaimed science writer Philip Ball here looks at the form and growth of branching networks in the natural world, and what we can learn from them. Many patterns in nature show a branching form - trees, river deltas, blood ve...

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1. Verfasser: Ball, Philip, 1962-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Schriftenreihe:Nature's Patterns trilogy ; pt. 3
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Zusammenfassung:As part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature, acclaimed science writer Philip Ball here looks at the form and growth of branching networks in the natural world, and what we can learn from them. Many patterns in nature show a branching form - trees, river deltas, blood vessels, lightning, the cracks that form in the glazing of pots. These networks share a peculiar geometry, finding a compromise between disorder and determinism, though some, like the hexagonal snowflake or the stones of the Devil's Causeway fall into a rigidly ordered structure. Branching networks are.
Beschreibung:"Nature's Patterns is a trilogy composed of Shapes, Flow, Branches."
Beschreibung:1 online resource (221 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-216) and index.
ISBN:9780191528750
0191528757
9780199237982
0199237980

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