Seashells: the plainness and beauty of their mathematical description

1.4 Gnomonic growth of cones


Growth of a cone:


Along the growth the shell keeps the same shape:

Complete view View of the bottom half View of the upper half

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Vertical section of the cone, that shows its growth spiral:



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