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To figure out how this tessellation was created, each starfish is outlined by straight lines. Above, you can see the outlines of four adjacent starfish. Convince yourself that the designs contained within the four shapes shown above can be translated as a group to form the rest of the tessellation. Then, the question is, how were these four shapes designed? This exact arrangement of pentagons, in fact, is explained in
the Tessellations of Pentagons section under Mosaics/Tilings. Please visit those pages to understand
how this interesting tessellation was created.
All M. C. Escher works (c) Cordon Art B.V.-Baarn-the Netherlands. Modifications for demonstration purposes only. Used with permission.
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