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Science in culture: A trick of the tiles

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Penrose tiling is realized on a huge scale in Perth to give a perceptual feast for the eyes.

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  1. professor of the history of art at the University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 1PT, UK

    Martin Kemp

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