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. INDICE: 1: The Shapes of Things: Pattern and Form; 2: Lessons of the Beehive: Building with Bubbles; 3: Making Waves: Stripes in a Test Tube; 4: Writtenon the Body: Hiding, Warning and Mimicking; 5: Rhythms of the Wild: Crystal Communities; 6: How Does Your Garden Grow?: The Mathematics of a Daisy; 7: Unfolding the Embryo: The Formation of Body Plans; Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-19-960486-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés