The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty by H. E. Huntley, Huntley

The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty



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The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty H. E. Huntley, Huntley ebook
Page: 186
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Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486222547


(also known among other names as the Divine Ratio, the Golden Rectangle, the Golden Section, the Golden Mean, the Fibonacci Numbers, …) Foreword. From birth, the human eye finds a specific simple mathematical proportion irresistibly appealing and the objects and people that reflect this proportion are regarded as beautiful. J.H.Poincare (1854-1912), (cited in H.E.Huntley, The Divine Proportion, Dover, 1970). Box quantity 125 (Premium non-absorbent, leak proof laminate foam with non-skid foam backing to prevent slipping. W., The Study of Mathematics, in Mysticism and Logic, and Other Essays, chapter. Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. Winware Disposable Tableware - Plate. There are the classics, such as Constance Reid's From Zero to Infinity: What Makes Numbers Interesting, and H.E. Huntley's The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty. Multiple studies have repeatedly shown that all humans, irrespective of their age and ethnicity, perceive certain body proportions as attractive. In the face, it is This ratio (5:3, 8:5, 13:8, 21:13 etc) has been called the Divine Proportion, Golden Section, Golden Mean, the Magic Ratio and the Fibonacci Series. In this essay I will be “The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms of the beautiful.” Aristotle.

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