The Fractal Geometry of NatureClouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, and lightning does not travel in a straight line. The complexity of nature's shapes differs in kind, not merely degree, from that of the shapes of ordinary geometry, the geometry of fractal shapes. Now that the field has expanded greatly with many active researchers, Mandelbrot presents the definitive overview of the origins of his ideas and their new applications. The Fractal Geometry of Nature is based on his highly acclaimed earlier work, but has much broader and deeper coverage and more extensive illustrations. |
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User Review - prosfilaes - LibraryThingI read this in high school, and finally picked up a copy many years later when I wandered across it in a used bookstore. To be honest, though, this is one of the books that sits on my shelf because a ... Read full review
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User Review - FlyByPC - LibraryThingWell, it's a classic -- and Mandelbrot's idea of "fractals" is certainly a powerful one. I just wish he had decided to work with a co-author on this one. James Gleick and Ivars Peterson do a much ... Read full review
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Fractal Geometry of Nature Volume 173 of Einaudi paperbacks |
| Author | Benoit B. Mandelbrot |
| Editor | W. H. Freeman and Company |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company, 1983 |
| ISBN | 0716711869, 9780716711865 |
| Length | 468 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General Mathematics / Geometry / General Science / General Science / System Theory |
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