Geometry in Nature

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Geometry in Nature

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Geometry is a Greek word meaning earth measure.

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Geometry in Nature is Everywhere

Proportions of the human body

In the shape of a shell

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The bees make their hives into regular hexagons

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Honeycomb

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The following slides are some more examples of geometry in nature

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These flowers

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perfect symmetry

found in many of

natures plants.

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Passionfruit Flower

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Symmetry in Leaves

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A salsify seed head displays Mother Nature's magnificent grasp of geometry.

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Mt. Pisgah - March 2006

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PINECONE

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See the symmetry in each slice of fruit.

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Fossil Sanddollar

This beautiful fossil sanddollar from Madagascar has incredible detail. The original shell consisted of small, thin, interlocking calcareous plates that have completely turned to stone. This fossil shows the 5 point "flower" symmetry common to the animal in the echinodermato phylum. This sanddollar is slightly less than 3" in diameter and protrudes 1" at its center high point.