TY - BOOK AU - Philip Ball TI - Flow: Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts SN - 9780199604876 U1 - 500.201185 PHI PY - 0000///26/052011/// CY - United Kingdom PB - Oxford University Press KW - Popular science N1 - Popular science; General (US: Trade) N2 - "From 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." UR - http://www.philipball.co.uk/ ER -