Patterns in Nature: Enigmatic Earth


	Patterns in Nature: Enigmatic Earth
JohnWaterman
10-5-2007 9:16 AM
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10-5-2007 5:22 PM
syncopath
beauty-full .. ))
10-6-2007 4:33 PM
davboz
Natural patterns, laws, and guidelines.
From cellular to the planetary.
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