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Medieval Islamic Designs Reveal Math Breakthrough 2 (of 5)

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Medieval Islamic Designs Reveal Math Breakthrough 2 (of 5)

image: Girih-tile reconstruction of the large-tile girih pattern from an archway of the Darb-i Imam shrine, Isfahan, Iran (1453 C.E.).This image relates to article that appeared in the Feb. 23, 2007, issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Peter Lu and colleagues of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., was titled "Decagonal and Quasi-Crystalline Tilings in Medieval Islamic Architecture." view more 

Credit: Photo provided by Peter J. Lu via <i>Science</i>-AAAS.


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