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2 days ago · Mathematicians have found a new kind of shape with connections to nature and art. By Elise Cutts. Photographs of 3D-printed shapes show soft cells derived from space filling polyhedra. Blue is ...
May 10, 2016 · The curl of a chameleon's tail, the spiral of a pinecone's scales and the ripples created by wind moving grains of sand all have the power to catch the eye and intrigue the mind.
Dec 4, 2020 · Classical (or Euclidean) geometry is based on geometrical shapes with smooth lines such as two-dimensional squares, rectangles, triangles and circles, and three dimensional cubes, cylinders, pyramids, cones and spheres, all being shapes that are seldom found in nature.
- Leonard Bonacci and The Golden Ratio
- Nature Is Lazy
- Natural Patterns of Note
In the 13th century, Italian mathematician Leonardo Bonacci travelled to India on a quest to broaden his understanding of mathematics and further his study of the patterns he observed in nature. Indian mathematicians had moved away from Roman numerals, which were cumbersome and limiting. They expanded the Hindu-Arabic number system to include the c...
Although the Fibonacci sequence and golden ratio are found extensively throughout the natural world, they do not represent everything in nature. Some flowers sprout a number of petals that do not fall within the Fibonacci sequence and many galaxies form in non-spiral formations. So what is governing these areas of nature? It turns out that mathemat...
If you’ve ever seen a demonstration of a Lichtenberg figure, then you have a pretty good idea of how conservation of energy works in action. A Lichtenberg figure forms when high-voltage electricity is applied to an electrically insulating material, such as wood. From the moment the high-voltage electricity makes contact with the wood, it attempts t...
Apr 26, 2023 · 1. In science, the circle is the basis of our current scientific models. It is used to measure (almost) everything as a deviation from straightness or flatness (defined as curvature). An example of...
- Johan Gielis
Explore the beauty of patterns found at the intersection of nature and mathematics, from the Fibonacci sequence in trees to the symmetry of onions.
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Sep 19, 2022 · Whether in plants and animals or rocks, foams and ice crystals, the intricate patterns that happen in nature come down to what’s happening at the level of atoms and molecules. A pattern in...
