What Is Symmetry in Nature? (Looking at Nature)
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Author(s)Bobbie Kalman
PublisherCrabtree Pub Co
ISBN / ASIN0778733475
ISBN-139780778733478
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank583,143
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Mathematicians say that symmetry has to be identical parts, but nature is never truly identical. However, it is far more interesting than geometric shapes! This book shows how a person with arms outstretched has fivefold symmetry like a sea star, and if you drew a circle around his or her body in that position, the navel would be at its centre.