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The Tiling Patterns of Sebastien Truchet and the Topology of Structural Hierarchy A Research Paper by Cyril Stanley Smith www.jstor.org A pattern of tiles illustrated by Douat in 1722. A translation is given of Truchet's 1704 paper showing that an infinity of patterns can be generated by the assembly of a single half—colored tile in various orientations. Separation and connection in all thingsCorpuscles of nothing and atoms of somethingThe scale of resolution determines what is seenThis is history Truchet TilesThe Sense of OrderThe Shape of TimeWang tiles graphicsmath
The blind men and the elephant A Proverb "I see" said the first, grasping a leg, "an elephant is like a tree." "I see" said the second, holding the tail, "an elephant is like a snake." Another, feeling the ear, said "an elephant is surely much like a thick carpet." The blind men who felt the elephantThe group of blind mullahs holism