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Tag Archives: Alpay Özdural
Polygons
“He who knows not and knows not that he knows not, shun him. And he who knows not and knows that he knows not, awaken him. And he who knows and knows that he knows, follow him.” Arabic saying The … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Art, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Science
Tagged Abu’l-Wafā’ al-Būzjāni, Alpay Özdural, aperiodic tiling, Arthur L. Loeb, decagon, Esfahan, golden gnomon, golden ratio, golden triangle, Islamic Pentagonal Seal, Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Masjed-e Jomeh, Omar Khayyam, Penrose tiling, Pentagon, phi, polygon, Roger Penrose, Sayyid Mahmud-e Naqash, swastika, Wasma'a K. Chorbachi
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Decagonal Tesselations
The Great Seljuq Empire (1037-1194 CE) has been described as a period with stunning scientific and artistic achievements in particular in Iran. Their capital became Esfahan in central Iran under Malikshah I (d. 1092). Among the many Seljuq monuments found … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Art, Iran, Islam
Tagged Alpay Özdural, Darb-i Imam, decagonal, Emil Makovicky, Esfahan, girih tiles, Gunbad-i Kabud, Marāgha, Masjed-e Jomeh, Paul J. Steinhardt, Penrose tiling, pentagonal, Peter J. Lu, quasi-crystalline, Seljuq, western iwan
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