Abstract
This paper provides an introduction to simple techniques for visualizing a large class of intricate shapes generated by osculatory packing of cylinders and spheres.
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Pickover, C.A. Cleopatra's necklace and the aesthetics of osculatory growth. The Visual Computer 9, 166–169 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01902555
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