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Introducing Fractal Geometry (Introducing...)

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ISBN13: 9781840467130
ISBN10: 1840467134
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Fractal geometry is the geometry of the natural world. It mirrors the uneven but real shapes of nature, the world as we actually experience it. Introducing Fractal Geometry traces the development of this revolutionary new discipline.

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THIS 8 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Ruins or Meditations on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature, by C. F. Volney. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564597857.

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: Frodo4934, November 19, 2008 (view all comments by Frodo4934)
Very interesting book. It relates the history of fractals and how the concept evolved over time, and those who helped its evolution. It descibes the applications to everyday situations, from turbulence in flow to finance. In short, it has made me want to learn more about this new way of looking at the world. A quote from John Archibald Wheeler (protege of Neils Bohr and friend of Albert Einstein) sums it up quite handily: "No one will be considered scientifically literate who is not familiar with fractals".
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ISBN:: 9781840467130
Publisher:: Totem Books
Subject:: Topology - Fractals
Author:: Edney, Ralph
Author:: Rood, Will
Author:: Lesmoir-Gordon, Nigel
Author:: Lesmoir-Gordon, Nigel
Subject:: History
Edition Number:: 3
Edition Description:: Third Edition
Series:: Introducing...
Publication Date:: 20020126
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
Illustrations:: BandW illustrations throughout
Pages:: 176
Dimensions:: 8.45 x 5.56 x 0.57 in

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