Cyril Stanley Smith

A Search for Structure

A Book by Cyril Stanley Smith
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The Tiling Patterns of Sebastien Truchet and the Topology of Structural Hierarchy

A Research Paper by Cyril Stanley Smith
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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.
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