The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature Tapa dura - 1999

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. first edition. hardcover. Book VG: foxing/toning to endpapers, else clean, square, tight, unmarked/DJ VG+: clean, not clipped. 8vo 287pp. from front flap: "Why do similar patterns and forms appear in nature in settings that seem to bear no relation to one another? The windblown ripples of desert sand follow a sinuous course that resembles the stripes of a zebra or a marine fish. In the trellis-like shells of microscopic sea creatures we see the same angles and intersections as for bubble walls in a foam. The forks of lightning mirror the branches of a river or a tree. This book explains why these are not coincidences. Nature commonly weaves its tapestry by self-organization, employing no master plan or blueprint but instead simple, local interactions between its component parts--be they grains of sand, diffusing molecules or living cells. And the products of self-organization are typically universal patterns: spirals, spots, and stripes, branches, honeycombs.… Leer más

Oxford University Press, USA, 1999-01-07. Hardcover. Good.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UsedVeryGood. Wraps are firm, text block clean, no highlights/underlining or markings. Some rubbing/curling to wraps. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Oxford University Press, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Vi287 Pp. Blue Cloth , Spine Lettered In White. Book And Dust Jacket Without Wear, Book Has Short Description In Marker On Lower Edge Of Page Block, And Two Preliminary Pages Have Crease Adjacent To Fore Edges.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. First Edition. Octavo, blue cloth lettered in white at spine. Yellow highlighter markings on three pages (copyright page, 1, and 35.), minor wear to board edges. Illustrated jacket. Top edges lightly creased. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. In mylar sleeve.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. A little light foxing to first few and last last pages. ; 7 5/8 x 10 "; 287 pages.

N Y: Oxford University Press, 1999. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 288 pages. Many b&w photos and illustrations.

Oxford University Press, 1999. Hardcover. VERY Good. 7x1x10. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Anatomy; Very good hard cover with clean pages, dust jacket, tips bumped, nicked, and prompt shipping with tracking.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.