In this paper a brief account is devoted to structural forms related to geodesic domes appearance in nature. It is shown how geodesic domes helped researchers outside engineering, in various branches of science, to develope new ideas. The influence of geodesic domes on different fields like biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and golf ball design is also mentioned.
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