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Nature's patterns : a tapestry in three parts /
Patterns are everywhere in nature--in the ranks of clouds in the sky, the stripes of an angelfish, the arrangement of petals in flowers. Where does this order and regularity come from? As Philip Ball reveals in Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts, this order creates itself. The pattern...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Patterns are everywhere in nature--in the ranks of clouds in the sky, the stripes of an angelfish, the arrangement of petals in flowers. Where does this order and regularity come from? As Philip Ball reveals in Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts, this order creates itself. The patterns we see come from self-organization. Indeed, scientists have found that there is a pattern-forming tendency inherent in the basic structure and processes of nature, whether living or non-living, so that from a few simple themes, and the repetition of simple rules, endless beautiful variations can arise. |
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| Notas: | "Nature's patterns is a trilogy composed of Shapes, Flow, and Branches." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-301) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191528736 0191528730 019161985X 9780191619854 1282199374 9781282199378 1282346679 9781282346673 9786612346675 6612346671 0191528749 9780191528743 |