Patterns in nature : why the natural world looks the way it does
(38528)
Physical
Illustrated
Audience
Teacher/Professional (T)
Collection
Professional Library
Synopsis
"[Presents picture] galleries of nature's most ingenious designs,
from leopards to leaves and from snails to stars, while also
exploring the science behind the ... diversity of patterns in the
natural world."Back cover.
Author
Ball, Philip
Dimensions
26 cm
ISBN#
9780226332420
Contents
Symmetry: why your left is like your right (and why it's
different) -Fractals: why mountains look like molehills -Spirals: why
there's maths in snails and sunflowers -Flow: patterns in motion
-Waves and dunes: how to make a chemical clock -Bubbles and foam: why
bees know best and froth inspires architects -Arrays and tilings: why
crystals aren't five-sided -and how to make impossible ones that are
-Cracks: how things fall apart, and how a giant made his staircase
-Spots and stripes: how the zebra paints its coat.