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Languages : en
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A Guide to the Natural World, and Index to the Life Nature Library
Author: Life Nature Library a Guide to the Natural World and Index to the Life Nature Library
Author: A Guide to Natural World and Index to the Life Nature Library
Author: A Guide to the Natural World
Author: A Guide to the Natural World
Author: Life Nature LibraryA Guide to the Natural World and Index to the
Author: The editors of Time-LifePublisher:
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Languages : en
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Catalog of the Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Author: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
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Index to Illustrations of the Natural World
Author: Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : Gaylord Professional Publications
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Patterns in Nature
Author: Philip BallPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022633256X
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The acclaimed science writer “curates a visually striking, riotously colorful photographic display…of physical patterns in the natural world” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the branching veins of a leaf. Revealing the order at the foundation of the seemingly chaotic natural world, Patterns in Nature explores not only the math and science but also the beauty and artistry behind nature’s awe-inspiring designs. Unlike the patterns we create, natural patterns are formed spontaneously from the forces that act in the physical world. Very often the same types of pattern and form—such as spirals, stripes, branches, and fractals—recur in places that seem to have nothing in common, as when the markings of a zebra mimic the ripples in windblown sand. But many of these patterns can be described using the same mathematical and physical principles, giving a surprising unity to the kaleidoscope of the natural world. Richly illustrated with 250 color photographs and anchored by accessible and insightful chapters by esteemed science writer Philip Ball, Patterns in Nature reveals the organization at work in vast and ancient forests, powerful rivers, massing clouds, and coastlines carved out by the sea. By exploring similarities such as the branches of a tree and those of a river network, this spectacular visual tour conveys the wonder, beauty, and richness of natural pattern formation.