Branches: Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts

(Part of the Philip Ball's Tapestry in Three Parts Series)

by Philip Ball

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199604886

ISBN13:9780199604883

Release Date:July 2011

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"

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Nature Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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