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Category Archives: maths
Temari Balls
“Temari balls are a traditional Japanese craft in which colored thread is applied to a sphere in a geometric pattern. This is a modern example, given to me by the Japanese master Kiyoko Urata.” Taken from a post by George … Continue reading
Unusual Geometric Shapes
This animated image shows a structure called a hyperboloid of one sheet. It is a curved form made up of only straight lines and is one of several strucutre discussed in this blog post by “Miss Cellania” (via boingboing).
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A Geometry of the Pitted, Pocked, and Broken Up
This quote from James Gleick’s book Chaos refers to the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot who is considered the “father of fractal geometry”. I think its interesting to think about in relation to contemporary sculpture. Clouds are not spheres, Mandelbrot is fond of saying, … Continue reading
D’arcy Wentworth Thompson
These illustrations by D’Arcy Wenworth Thompson show the shapes made by drops of ink in water (left) and the tentacles of a jellyfish (right). They are taken from a book called Chaos: The Amazing Science of the Unpredictable by James Gleick.
The Drunkard’s Walk
Ì have just finished reading a book about randomness called “The Drunkard’s Walk” by Leonard Mlodinow. The book aims to explain us the role of chance in everyday life. One of the interesting facts in the book is that people are not capable … Continue reading