The Divine Proportion reveals a number of simple patterns: It is seen in the seed patterns of fruits, the family tree of bees, the pyramids of Egypt, Gothic cathedrals, Renaissance paintings, the human body, shells ... the list is endless.
Mathematicians use the Greek symbol _ to represent the Divine Proportion and equate it to a number that is defined by the ratio (1 + _5) / 2 or 1.6180339.... Numbers do little, however, in describing this unique ratio that is found everywhere in nat ...
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The Secret Code
Die rätselhafte Formel, die Kunst, Natur und Wissenschaft bestimmt
Hemenway, Priya
Gebunden
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Sprache: Deutsch
210 mm
Taschen Verlag (2008)
Gewicht: 864 g
ISBN-13: 978-3-8365-0708-0
Titelnr.: 21001975