№ 078 · 07·B9

Spacetime is quantum

1936–1967 · Quantum gravity

Idea

07 of 10

Layout

Route B · cluster · seed 130

Theme

paper · paper-copy texture

Drawing

A smooth curve that is replaced past one point by steps whose width grows 16 % each step; dashed, the smooth curve it leaves behind. Schematic.

Figures

• Fig. 7.3Net, 5th–7th century
• Fig. 7.4Lace, 16th century
• Fig. 7.6Cap crown, mid-18th century
• Fig. 7.7Lace, Flemish, 1720–40
• Fig. 7.8Textile with Griffin, Italian, 14th century
• Fig. 7.9Piece, Burano Lace School, ca. 1790
• Fig. 7.11Piece, Japan, 18th–19th century
• Fig. 7.13Embroidery, 18th century
• Fig. 7.14Net fragment, ca. 1300–1080 BCE
• Fig. 7.15Lace, French, fourth quarter 17th century

Format

1680 × 2376 · 1 : 1.414 · AVIF 8 KB / 32 KB / 256 KB

Use

© 2026 Rantasalo & Co. Oy. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: share unchanged, with credit, non-commercially. Photographs and textures: public domain (CC0), The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access.