Romanesco Broccoli (IMAGE)

Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena

Romanesco Broccoli

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Mathematics in the Romanesco broccoli. The spiral structures are based on the Fibonacci sequence, which can be observed in nature, but also in art.

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Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU

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