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OverviewFrom the swirl of a wisp of smoke to eddies in rivers, and the huge persistent storm system that is the Great Spot on Jupiter, we see similar forms and patterns wherever there is flow - whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or flocks of birds. It is the complex dynamics of flow that structures our atmosphere, land, and oceans.Part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature by acclaimed science writer Philip Ball, this volume explores the elusive rules that govern flow - the science of chaotic behaviour. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip Ball (Freelance writer and consultant editor for Nature)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 19.50cm Weight: 0.229kg ISBN: 9780199604876ISBN 10: 0199604878 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 26 May 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents1: The Man Who Loved Fluids: Leonardo's Legacy 2: Patterns Downstream: Ordered Flows 3: On a Roll: How Convection Shapes the World 4: Riddle of the Dunes: When Grains Get Together 5: Follow Your Neighbour: Flocks, Swarms and Crowds 6: Into the Maelstrom: The Trouble With Turbulence BibliographyReviews`Review from previous edition Wideranging, intelligent and non-dogmatic trilogy of books.' Martin Kemp, TLS there is enough here to make one marvel The Guardian there is enough here to make one marvel * The Guardian * Author InformationPhilip Ball is a freelance writer and a consultant editor for Nature, where he previously worked as an editor for physical sciences. He is a regular commentator in the scientific and popular media on science and its interactions with art, history and culture. His ten books on scientific subjects include The Self-Made Tapestry: Pattern Formation in Nature, H2O: A Biography of Water, The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science, and Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another, which won the 2005 Aventis Prize for Science Books. He was awarded the 2006 James T. Grady - James H. Stack award by the American Chemical Society for interpreting chemistry for the public. Philip studied chemistry at Oxford and holds a doctorate in physics from the University of Bristol. His latest book The Music Instinct published in February 2010. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |