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(Vauban fortifications, Ballistics, Cryptography)
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(this image is the same if rotated upside down)
(c) Scott Kim - used with permission
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(Osteoporosis, Viral Architecture)
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(Jorge Luis Borges wrote mathematically witty stories like "The Lottery of Babylon".)
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(Fingerprint uniqueness was recognized in 1788 and was
followed by development of competing classification systems.)
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(Tire treads will be at the hub of our exploration of patterns)
Mathematics in Art
Snakes
by M.C. Escher 1969
All M.C. Escher works (c) 2008 The M.C. Escher Company - the Netherlands.
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