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Advanced geometry of Islamic art

Posted By admin On 23/02/2007 @ 09:33 pm In Art, Articles | No Comments

A study of medieval Islamic art has shown some of its geometric patterns use principles established centuries later by modern mathematicians. Researchers in the US have found 15th Century examples that use the concept of quasicrystalline geometry.

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