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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ball, Philip, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Nature's Patterns trilogy ; pt. 3
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface and acknowledgements; 1: A Winter's Tale: The Six-Pointed Snowflake; 2: Tenuous Monsters: Shapes between Dimensions; 3: Just For the Crack: Clean Breaks and Ragged Ruptures; 4: Water Ways: Labyrinths in the Landscape; 5: Tree and Leaf: Branches in Biology; 6: Web Worlds: Why We're All in This Together; Epilogue: The Threads of the Tapestry: Principles of Pattern; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.