Cosmos

NAUTILUS SHELL

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The shell of a nautilus follows a shape known as a logarithmi­c spiral, composed of many chambers of the same shape but steadily increasing in size. The angle between a tangent line and a radial line stays constant as the shell grows, which is what makes the shapes consistent. When the nautilus outgrows its current chamber, it creates a new and larger one to house itself.

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