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  1. Nov 13, 2020 · Nature is replete with this kind of symmetry. Our tabby cat, Nina, in the photo above, shows off her wonderfully symmetrical structure and facial markings. For most animal species the body shape is bilaterally structured, akin to mirror symmetry.

  2. Apr 5, 2016 · Science writer Ball investigates the phenomenon in his new book, Patterns in Nature, with 250 photographs of snowflakes, shells, and more. Nature’s patterns follow basic principles of mathematics and physics, leading to similarities in the stripes, spirals, branches and fractals around us.

  3. May 10, 2016 · The Science Behind Nature’s Patterns. A new book explores the physical and chemical reasons behind incredible visual structures in the living and non-living world

  4. Dec 4, 2020 · Fractals in nature include fractal branching in natural phenomena such as trees, river systems, lightning bolts and in the vessels in blood circulatory systems and in the lungs. Other fractals include snowflakes, mountain ranges, clouds, heart beats, pineapples, broccoli and ocean waves!

  5. Apr 7, 2017 · Buy Patterns in Nature – Why the Natural World Looks the Way It Does by Ball, Philip (ISBN: 9780226332420) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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  6. Dec 8, 2017 · The Introduction sets the subject in context and shows the geometric designs in ancient architecture and in the natural world of the living and nonliving. Chapter 1 includes examples of bilateral symmetry exhibited by fish, mammals, insects, and birds.

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  8. Nov 10, 2015 · Patterns in Nature explains the computing and conceptual advances that allow us to explore these issues. It forces us to reexamine assumptions about species distribution patterns and will be of vital importance to ecologists and conservationists alike.

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