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Curved Spaces 2

Curved Spaces 2

Inhabitants of a finite "wraparound" universe see repeating images of themselves, like in a hall of mirrors. But, unlike in the hall of mirrors, the repeating images here are translations of one another, not reflections.

"Curved Spaces 2" was taken from the Web site Jeff Week's Topology and Geometry Software, Fun and Games for Ages 10 and Up. The Web site, which contains free, interactive software, is suitable for middle and high school math and art projects. (Date of Image: March 17, 2004)

Credit: Image courtesy of Jeff Weeks; produced using www.geometrygames.org/CurvedSpaces.

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