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Download or read book Patterns in Nature written by Philip Ball and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the natural world is often described as organic, it is in fact structured to the very molecule, replete with patterned order that can be decoded with basic mathematical algorithms and principles. In a nautilus shell one can see logarithmic spirals, and the Golden Ratio can be seen in the seed head of the sunflower plant. These patterns and shapes have inspired artists, writers, designers, and musicians for thousands of years. "Patterns in Nature: Why the Natural World Looks the Way It Does" illuminates the amazing diversity of pattern in the natural world and takes readers on a visual tour of some of the world s most incredible natural wonders. Featuring awe-inspiring galleries of nature s most ingenious designs, "Patterns in Nature" is a synergy of art and science that will fascinate artists, nature lovers, and mathematicians alike."
Book Synopsis Patterns in Nature by : Peter S. Stevens
Download or read book Patterns in Nature written by Peter S. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Knitting Nature written by Norah Gaughan and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Norah Gaughan, one of the most innovative and respected knitwear designers working today, Knitting Nature was an instant classic when it was released in hardcover in 2006, and it is now available at a must-have paperback price. In Knitting Nature, Gaughan blends together the natural and artistic world with 39 stunning, fun-to-knit designs for women, men, and children. Among them are a skirt patterned after the hexagonal scales nature has used to cover a domed turtle’s shell, a jacket whose collar grows in a spiral—much the same way a ram’s horn does—and a tank top with leaves that grow the same way they do on a stem. Also available from Norah Gaughan: Norah Gaughan's Knitted Cable Sourcebook, Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Babies & Toddlers, and Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Afghans.
Book Synopsis Shapes and Patterns in Nature by : Jana Sedlackova
Download or read book Shapes and Patterns in Nature written by Jana Sedlackova and published by Albatros Media. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mathematics in Nature by : John Adam
Download or read book Mathematics in Nature written by John Adam and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-02 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From rainbows, river meanders, and shadows to spider webs, honeycombs, and the markings on animal coats, the visible world is full of patterns that can be described mathematically. Examining such readily observable phenomena, this book introduces readers to the beauty of nature as revealed by mathematics and the beauty of mathematics as revealed in nature. Generously illustrated, written in an informal style, and replete with examples from everyday life, Mathematics in Nature is an excellent and undaunting introduction to the ideas and methods of mathematical modeling. It illustrates how mathematics can be used to formulate and solve puzzles observed in nature and to interpret the solutions. In the process, it teaches such topics as the art of estimation and the effects of scale, particularly what happens as things get bigger. Readers will develop an understanding of the symbiosis that exists between basic scientific principles and their mathematical expressions as well as a deeper appreciation for such natural phenomena as cloud formations, halos and glories, tree heights and leaf patterns, butterfly and moth wings, and even puddles and mud cracks. Developed out of a university course, this book makes an ideal supplemental text for courses in applied mathematics and mathematical modeling. It will also appeal to mathematics educators and enthusiasts at all levels, and is designed so that it can be dipped into at leisure.
Book Synopsis Patterns in Nature by : Jennifer Rozines Roy
Download or read book Patterns in Nature written by Jennifer Rozines Roy and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reinforces both pattern identification and reading skills, stimulates critical thinking, and provides students with an understanding of math in the real world.
Book Synopsis The Beauty of Numbers in Nature by : Ian Stewart
Download or read book The Beauty of Numbers in Nature written by Ian Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think of a zebra's stripes, the complexities of a spider's web, the uniformity of desert dunes, or the spirals in a sunflower head ... think of a snowflake. The Beauty of Numbers in Nature shows how life on Earth forms the principles of mathematics. Starting with the simplest patterns, each chapter looks at a different kind of patterning system and the mathematics that underlies it. In doing so the book also uncovers some universal patterns, both in nature and man-made, from the basic geometry of ancient Greece to the visually startling fractals that we are familiar with today. Elegantly illustrated, The Beauty of Numbers in Nature is an illuminating and engaging vision of how the apparently cold laws of mathematics find expression in the beauty of nature.
Book Synopsis Growing Patterns by : Sarah C. Campbell
Download or read book Growing Patterns written by Sarah C. Campbell and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALSC Notable Children's Book A wonderful introduction to one of the most beautiful connections between mathematics and the natural world–the Fibonacci sequence–through a series of stunning nature photographs. Discover the biggest mathematical mystery in nature—Fibonacci numbers! Named after a famous mathematician, the number pattern is simple and starts with: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13. Each number in the sequence comes from adding the two numbers before it. What's the mystery? The pattern crops up in the most unexpected places. You'll find it in the disk of a sunflower, the skin of a pineapple, and the spiral of a nautilus shell. This book brings math alive, celebrates science, and will inspire kids to see nature through new eyes.
Download or read book Design by Nature written by Erica Tanov and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first design book that translates elements of nature--including flora, water, and wood--into elements of decor for beautiful, lived-in, bohemian interiors, from acclaimed designer and tastemaker Erica Tanov. Inspired by nature's colors, textures, and patterns, design icon Erica Tanov uses her passion for textiles to create beautiful, timeless interiors that connect us to the natural world. Now, in her first book, Design by Nature, Tanov teaches you how to train your eye to the beauty of the natural world, and then bring the outdoors in—incorporating patterns and motifs from nature, as well as actual organic elements, into simple ideas for everyday decorating and design. Design by Nature contains new and imaginative decorating ideas for an organic and bohemian style that mixes and layers rugs, pillows, throws, and drapery, and incorporates unique patterns and fabrics such as shibori, ikat, and jamdani, all stunningly photographed by renowned photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo. With topics ranging from embracing imperfection in your home, to seeking out flea markets, to displaying your collections, Design by Nature takes an enduring and intuitive approach to design that transcends fleeting trends and encourages you to find your own personal style, source of creativity, and connection to the natural world. You don't need to travel to distant locales to find beauty; it's all around us, from the crackle of fallen leaves to the jagged bark of a tree.
Download or read book Flow, Spin, Grow written by Patchen Barss and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Branching, spiraling, spinning--patterns can be found almost anywhere in nature. This book is a starting point that introduces kids to some major patterns in the natural world. Full color.x 10.
Download or read book Horst written by Martin Barnes and published by Merrell. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Little known within [Horst's] body of work ... is a set of 'photographic patterns', made by the photographer in the mid-1940s. Created from an unusual series of close-up photographs of botanical specimens, these photographic collages were intended for use in such commercial fields as textiles, wallpaper, plastics, ceramics, glass, bookbinding and jewellery. While nine of these collages were reproduced in Horst's Patterns from Nature (1949), the majority - rediscovered only recently - have gone unseen for decades. Written by photographic curator Martin Barnes, [this] brings together every known and complete example of these extraordinary works ... Beginning with a brief examination of Horst's life and career, the book explores the fascinating story behind the patterns' creation, investigating along the way the cultural and historical context in which Horst was working and the painstaking processes by which he brought the patterns into being"--Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis The Curves of Life by : Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
Download or read book The Curves of Life written by Sir Theodore Andrea Cook and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1979-02-01 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The significance of the spiral in nature, art, science, and the phenomena of life and growth is probed
Book Synopsis The Self-made Tapestry by : Philip Ball
Download or read book The Self-made Tapestry written by Philip Ball and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, scientists have struggled to understand the origins of the patterns and forms found in nature. Now, in this lucid and accessibly written book, Philip Ball applies state-of-the-art scientific understanding from the fields of biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and mathematics to these ancient mysteries, revealing how nature's seemingly complex patterns originate in simple physical laws. Tracing the history of scientific thought about natural patterns, Ball shows how common presumptions--for example, that complex form must be guided by some intelligence or that form always follows function--are erroneous and continue to mislead scientists today. He investigates specific patterns in depth, revealing that these designs are self-organized and that simple, local interactions between component parts produce motifs like spots, stripes, branches, and honeycombs. In the process, he examines the mysterious phenomenon of symmetry and why it appears--and breaks--in similar ways in different systems. Finally, he attempts to answer this profound question: why are some patterns universal? Illustrations throughout the text, many in full color, beautifully illuminate Ball's ideas.
Book Synopsis Sophia's Body by : Rowena Pattee Kryder
Download or read book Sophia's Body written by Rowena Pattee Kryder and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful, full-colour, large book that will inspire nature lovers as well as art lovers. Dr Ralph Metzner says, "Rowena Kryder has shown once again that she is one of the foremost visionary visual artists of our time. Her painter's eye for the beauty of nature, melded to a mind attuned to sacred geometry, shows us the secret formal symmetries in animal, plant and mineral life. 'Sophia's Body' is a paean to the goddess, a celebration of beauty and delight for the eyes of wonder in all of us." Part 1: 'The Language of Nature and Spirit', a colorful introduction to 16 basic forms; Part II: 'The Metamorphosis of Sophias Body', is a combination of two forms and illustrations demonstrating how the forms work in Celestial Phenomena, Minerals, Flowers, Edible Plants, Sea Creatures; Part III: 'The Permutations of Sophias Body', as combination of the 16 forms.
Book Synopsis A Beautiful Question by : Frank Wilczek
Download or read book A Beautiful Question written by Frank Wilczek and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the universe embody beautiful ideas? Artists as well as scientists throughout human history have pondered this “beautiful question.” With Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek as your guide, embark on a voyage of related discoveries, from Plato and Pythagoras up to the present. Wilczek’s groundbreaking work in quantum physics was inspired by his intuition to look for a deeper order of beauty in nature. In fact, every major advance in his career came from this intuition: to assume that the universe embodies beautiful forms, forms whose hallmarks are symmetry—harmony, balance, proportion—and economy. There are other meanings of “beauty,” but this is the deep logic of the universe—and it is no accident that it is also at the heart of what we find aesthetically pleasing and inspiring. Wilczek is hardly alone among great scientists in charting his course using beauty as his compass. As he reveals in A Beautiful Question, this has been the heart of scientific pursuit from Pythagoras, the ancient Greek who was the first to argue that “all things are number,” to Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, and into the deep waters of twentiethcentury physics. Though the ancients weren’t right about everything, their ardent belief in the music of the spheres has proved true down to the quantum level. Indeed, Wilczek explores just how intertwined our ideas about beauty and art are with our scientific understanding of the cosmos. Wilczek brings us right to the edge of knowledge today, where the core insights of even the craziest quantum ideas apply principles we all understand. The equations for atoms and light are almost literally the same equations that govern musical instruments and sound; the subatomic particles that are responsible for most of our mass are determined by simple geometric symmetries. The universe itself, suggests Wilczek, seems to want to embody beautiful and elegant forms. Perhaps this force is the pure elegance of numbers, perhaps the work of a higher being, or somewhere between. Either way, we don’t depart from the infinite and infinitesimal after all; we’re profoundly connected to them, and we connect them. When we find that our sense of beauty is realized in the physical world, we are discovering something about the world, but also something about ourselves. Gorgeously illustrated, A Beautiful Question is a mind-shifting book that braids the age-old quest for beauty and the age-old quest for truth into a thrilling synthesis. It is a dazzling and important work from one of our best thinkers, whose humor and infectious sense of wonder animate every page. Yes: The world is a work of art, and its deepest truths are ones we already feel, as if they were somehow written in our souls.
Book Synopsis The Fractal Geometry of Nature by : Benoit Mandelbrot
Download or read book The Fractal Geometry of Nature written by Benoit Mandelbrot and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in a style that is accessible to a wide audience, The Fractal Geometry of Nature inspired popular interest in this emerging field. Mandelbrot's unique style, and rich illustrations will inspire readers of all backgrounds.
Book Synopsis Bloom Adult Coloring Book by : Prism Press
Download or read book Bloom Adult Coloring Book written by Prism Press and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Gift Idea - Over 50 Unique Images Relax with a wide variety of beautiful flowers in this incredible botanical coloring book for adults. Includes both simple and intricate designs to accommodate any skill level. See back cover for a few of the designs included in the book. Over 50 unique designs to color (no duplicates) Includes roses, magnolias, hydrangeas, lilies, dahlias, tulips, orchids and many more! Printed single sided so each design has its own page Black back pages prevent bleed through and has the name of each flower or plant Buy now for hours of fun relaxation and let your creativity bloom!
