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Philip Ball explores the elusive rules that govern flow in nature - from the swirl of a wisp of smoke and eddies in rivers, to the huge persistent storm that is the Great Spot on Jupiter. Whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or flocks of birds, he explains the science of the forms and patterns that emerge.Ball, Philip is the author of 'Flow: Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts', published 2009 under ISBN 9780199237975 and ISBN 0199237972.
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