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TREFOIL KNOTS

These three knots are different configurations of an overhand knot, called a trefoil. The usual, simplest configuration is on the left. Friedman used the one in the middle as the basis for his sculpture. Credit: Nat Friedman http://math.albany.edu/~artmath

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  • Where's the third knot?
    Anton Sherwood Anton Sherwood
    Dec. 20, 2009 at 10:59pm
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