Logarithmic spiral
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A logarithmic spiral, equiangular spiral, or growth spiral is a self-similar spiral curve that often appears in nature. The first to describe a logarithmic spiral was Albrecht Dürer who called it an "
A section of the Mandelbrot set following a logarithmic spiral
An extratropical cyclone over Iceland shows an approximately logarithmic spiral pattern
The arms of spiral galaxies often have the shape of a logarithmic spiral, here the Whirlpool Galaxy
A logarithmic spiral antenna
Spiral
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In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving further away as it revolves around the point. It is a subtype of whorled patterns, a broad group that also includes concentric o
Logarithmic spiral
…A logarithmic spiral, equiangular spiral, or growth spiral is a self-similar spiral curve that often appears in nature. The first to describe a logarithmic spiral was Albrecht Dürer (1525) who called it an "eternal line" ("ewige Linie…
Cutaway of a nautilus shell showing the chambers arranged in an approximately logarithmic spiral
An artist's rendering of a spiral galaxy
Sunflower head displaying florets in spirals of 34 and 55 around the outside
Cucuteni culture spirals on a bowl on stand, a vessel on stand, and an amphora, 4300-4000 BCE, ceramic, Palace of Culture, Iași, Romania