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Whether viewing our planet from space or simply viewing the structure of soil we observe objects spatially arranged as mosaics. The mosaic seems to be the common pattern that we perceive, especially from an aerial view.
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Farina, A. (2009). Toward a Theory of the Mosaic. In: Ecology, Cognition and Landscape., vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3138-9_3
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