Book
Do Plants Know Math? Unwinding the Story of Plant Spirals, from Leonardo da Vinci to Now
ISBN : 9780691158655
Author : Stéphane Douady
Publisher : Princeton University Press\n
Year : 2024
Language : English
Type : Book
Description : Do Plants Know Math? takes you down through the centuries to explore how great minds have been captivated and mystified by Fibonacci patterns in nature. It presents a powerful new geometrical solution, little known outside of scientific circles, that sheds light on why regular and irregular spiral patterns occur. Along the way, the book discusses related plant geometries such as fractals and the fascinating way that leaves are folded inside of buds. Your neurons will crackle as you begin to see the connections. This book will inspire you to look at botanical patterns—and the natural world itself—with new eyes.
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