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From: Jerry
Date: 23 Aug 1999 15:42:02
Message: <jerry-2308991242090001@cerebus.acusd.edu>
In article <37C181CF.D0580FDC@hpts.com>, Paul Johnsson <pau### [at] hptscom> wrote:

>Hello, I have an intresting problem:
>
>Consider this: Take a box with a specified height, with and depth. I
>would like to place a number of spheres with a specific radius in this
>box.

I'm not sure, but I think I saw this discussed in "Fractal Programming in
C++". You might do a search on the net for "Sphere Packing" and see if
that's the same thing you're talking about.

Jerry


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