Shapes

By Philip Ball

Release : 2011-05-26

Genre : Nature, Books, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Chemistry, Arts & Entertainment

Kind : ebook

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Philip Ball explores the science of the shapes we see in nature, revealing how, from the stripes of a zebra to the development of a snowflake or even a human embryo, there is a pattern-forming tendency in the basic processes of nature, and from a few simple themes, and the repetition of simple rules, endless beautiful variations can arise.

Shapes

By Philip Ball

Release : 2011-05-26

Genre : Nature, Books, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Chemistry, Arts & Entertainment

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
Philip Ball explores the science of the shapes we see in nature, revealing how, from the stripes of a zebra to the development of a snowflake or even a human embryo, there is a pattern-forming tendency in the basic processes of nature, and from a few simple themes, and the repetition of simple rules, endless beautiful variations can arise.

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