Recent research suggests that Islamic art seems to have been ahead of its time. Based on their use of symmetrical polygonal shapes to create patterns that can extend onward into infinity, it seems that these mathematician artists
were using principles of a branch of mathematics known as quasicrystalline geometry, a complex field established
centuries later by modern mathematicians. Some examples of quasicrystalline geometry in Islamic art have been
found dating back to the 15th Century. While the researchers don't know for sure if the Islamic mathematicians had
worked out the complicated underlying formulas, the art shows at least an intuitive understanding. Until recently, it was
thought that the Islamic artists exclusively used zigzag lines drawn with rulers. However, through continued study, it
became evident that Islamic design patterns gained complexity through time. This increasing complexity suggests that
their planning had definitely moved beyond just a compass and ruler.
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