The Arrangement of the Osteons and Kepler’s Conjecture

The studies of bone tissue have mainly highlighted the morphometrical characteristics osteons, rather than their spatial distribution. This work aimed to verify if topographical distribution osteons responds geometrical order. From an analysis hundreds sections domestic and wild mammals collected over 60 years, it is evident that varies from a random arrangement in irregular Haversian ordered geometric dense tissue. In this work, new method classification was introduced based on number points contact perimeter osteon has with neighboring osteons. When functional commitment maximum resist biomechanical stresses, are smaller crammed adjacent each other as occupy less space. Their arrangement, case, reminds us Kepler’s conjecture, which predicts ideal spheres must little space possible. conjecture elaborated by Kepler Seventeenth Century solve practical problem linked need transport largest cannonballs warships.