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In 1531, Peter Apian, a Renaissance astronomer, made a drawing that included stars, constellations and comet tails. This drawing was reproduced in an astronomy text using halftone dots. As the reproduction was enlarged on a photocopier, the dots became very visible and actually represented deep outer space. That dot pattern was inflated, painstakingly reproduced and then numbered according to the number sequence in Pi. The hues were determined by numbering the colors of the spectrum from 0 to 9 where 0 is black.


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Apian's Double Pi
Apian's Space
Apian's Star
Apian, Pi and the Spectrum #1
Apian, Pi and the Spectrum, #2
Apian, Pi and the Spectrum, #3
Double Pi, Field
Imaging 2, Apian's Space
Pi, Apian's Space
Pi, Apian
Pi-Root
Pi Root, Double #1
Pi Root, Double #2
Pi Root, Double #3
Pi Root, Double #4
Root Two, Apian
Three Galaxies, Apian's Space
Two Galaxies, Apian's Space
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