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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherChronicle Books
ISBN-100811803295
ISBN-139780811803298
eBay Product ID (ePID)683734
Product Key Features
Book TitleBy Nature's Design : an Exploratorium Book
Number of Pages120 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral
Publication Year1993
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Photography
AuthorDiane Ackerman
Book SeriesAn Exploratorium Book Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight23.3 Oz
Item Length1 in
Item Width1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN92-041313
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromEighth Grade
Photographed byNeill, Wiliam
Dewey Decimal779/.3/092
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisThe beauty and symmetry of the natural world come alive in this inspired collaboration between acclaimed nature photographer William Neill and San Francisco's famous hands-on science museum, the Exploratorium. Exquisite, full-color photographs unveil the secret blueprints of nature often overlooked by the casual observer: the spiral forms that appear in seashells, spiderwebs, and the heart of a daisy; the hexagons found in honeycombs and cracking mud. Through its captivating photographic content and accessible scientific examination. By Nature's Design reaveals the order, economy, and elegance of nature's diverse forms in an engaging volume that will fascinate and inform art and nature lovers alike., An inspired collaboration between an award-winning photographer and The Exploratorium, San Francisco's renowned, hands-on museum, this book reveals--in stunning color photos of patterns in nature, and fascinating, always accessible scientific observations and explanations--the incredible beauty, symmetry, and diversity of nature's designs.