Branches: Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts
(Part of the Philip Ball's Tapestry in Three Parts Series)
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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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