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Seed of Life


SeedofLife

One of the beautiful arrangements of circles found at the Temple of Osiris at Abydos, Egypt (Rawles 1997). The pattern also appears in Italian art from the 13th century (Wolfram 2002, p. 43). The circles are placed with 6-fold symmetry, forming a mesmerizing pattern of circles and lenses.


See also

Circle, Circle Covering, Five Disks Problem, Flower of Life, Venn Diagram

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References

Rawles, B. Sacred Geometry Design Sourcebook: Universal Dimensional Patterns. Nevada City, CA: Elysian Pub., p. 15, 1997.Wolfram, S. A New Kind of Science. Champaign, IL: Wolfram Media, p. 43, 2002.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Seed of Life." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SeedofLife.html

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