Mathematics and art are generally viewed as very different disciplines – one devoted to abstract thought, the other to feeling. But sometimes the parallels between the two are uncanny. From Islamic ...

If you've ever uncrumpled a crumpled piece of paper, you may have noticed the creases form in geometric patterns. But you probably didn't! It's a crumpled piece of paper! Well, next time, look closer.

A study of medieval Islamic art has shown some of its geometric patterns use principles established centuries later by modern mathematicians. Researchers in the US have found 15th Century examples ...

Scientists analyze the world’s complexity to identify its underlying universal laws. Mystics immerse themselves in life’s complexity to experience a spiritual unity. And Arab artists from the eighth ...

The international study, involving Professor Simon Cox from Aberystwyth University, reveals how diverse particles self-organize into identical geometric patterns when confined. The work is published ...

THE Practical Geometry by Messrs. Le Neve Foster and Dobbs consists of a collection of more than seven hundred examples, grouped in sets, each set illustrating some fundamental geometrical principle, ...