Fractal based on Steiner chains

Fractal based on Steiner chains

Steiner chain what is it?
In geometry, a Steiner chain is a set of n circles, all of which are tangent to two given non-intersecting circles, where n is finite and each circle in the chain is tangent to the previous and next circles in the chain.

Read & learn:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/SteinerChain.html

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