Flow: Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry In Three Parts

Author: Philip Ball

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Price : 43.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780199237975
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Imprint : Oxford University Press
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Weight (g) : 0.378
Publication date : 11 June 2009
Dimensions : 216mm X 138mm X 16mm
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Author : Philip Ball
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From the swirl of a wisp of smoke to eddies in rivers, and the huge persistent storm system that is the Great Spot on Jupiter, we see similar forms and patterns wherever there is flow - whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or flocks of birds. It is the complex dynamics of flow that structures our atmosphere, land, and oceans. Part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature by acclaimed science writer Philip Ball, this volume explores the elusive rules that govern flow - the science of chaotic behaviour.

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Wideranging, intelligent and non-dogmatic trilogy of books. Martin Kemp, TLS