Cubism begins early in geophysical history
Cubism begins early in geophysical history. Long before Pablo Picaso made the square of an artistic muse, serious men worked with squares, right and left angles, with pentagrams, octagons, decigrams and abstracts. A polished uncut diamond is a good geophysical abstract. The process of crystallization can be admired using advanced technology. We once used flowers to learn symmetry and geometry.