The golden ratio : the story of phi, the world's most astonishing number / Mario Livio.
The golden ratio : the story of phi, the world's most astonishing number / Mario Livio.
The golden ratio : the story of phi, the world's most astonishing number / Mario Livio.
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New York, N.Y. : Broadway Books, 2002.
Date
2002.
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English
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viii, 294 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Prelude to a number -- 2. The pitch and the pentagram -- 3. Under a star-y-pointing pyramid? -- 4. The second treasure -- 5. Son of good nature -- 6. The divine proportion -- 7. Painters and poets have equal license -- 8. From the tiles to the heavens -- 9. Is God a mathematician? -- Appendices.
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New York, N.Y. : Broadway Books, 2002.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2002.
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It is believed to feature in works of art from Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Salvador Dali's The Sacrament of the Last Supper, and poets and composers have used it in their works. It has even been suggested that it is connected to the behavior of the stock market!" "The Golden Ratio is a journey through art and architecture, botany and biology,...
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The golden ratio : the story of phi, the world's most astonishing number / Mario Livio.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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74VvyyRMy64b
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0767908155
9780767908153 (hbk.) :
0767908155 (hbk.) :
9780767908160
0767908163
9780767908153
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516.204
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991016250169702626
