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Video description: Several strategies which help in visualizing
close-packings of polyhedra generally, zonohedra in particular, are illustrated.
Columnar regions, Planar Regions, Hemispherical Regions, and 3D Tilings by
Russell Towle
A tessellation or tiling of the plane is a collection of plane
figures that fills the plane with no overlaps and no gaps. One may also speak of
tessellations of the parts of the plane or of other surfaces. Generalizations to
higher dimensions are also possible. Tessellations frequently appeared in the
art of M. C. Escher. Tessellations are seen throughout art history, from ancient
architecture to modern art.
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