Seeing as well as naming plants,re: Chris (Taxonomy)

Stephen always wondered how a tiny strand of DNA could contain so much
information about an organism -- the complicated form of a leaf, spirals
on a seashell, etc.  He theorized that the DNA strand was comprised of
many mathematical formulas, each defining a pattern of growth in the
form of a mathematical procedure.  

Using the Mathematica software package that Stephen pioneered, he's
been figuring out what the various formulae are for certain patterns
viewed in nature.

Chris


Chris: 
In Gyorgy Doczi's "The Power of Limits, Proportional
Harmonies in Nature, Art & Architecture" he, too, explores the
mathematical relationships in the forms of plant, animals (including
the human body), etc.  

According to Doczi, "Every daisy and sunflower is a window on the
infinite, as are apple blossoms and the flowers of other 
trees and bushes bearing edible fruits. These grow according to the
pattern of the pentgon and its extension, the pentagonal star
or pentagram...........Apples and pears, when cut through their 
girth, reveal the pentagonal star pattern in their seed structure......."

I am always appreciative of the 
fact that some people are gifted
with the power to describe in great 
detail that which I, too, see and delight in,
without the ability to convey even a 
small part of the depth of my fascination with the 
beauty of nature as expressed in
plants.  That's what makes this group
a pleasure - that we are steadfast 
in our attempts to try to describe
how we feel and what we see and to share that with
others.

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