The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio

The Golden Ratio

Mario Livio

294 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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What do sunflowers, Salvador Dali's painting 'Sacrament of the Last Supper' and the spiral shells of molluscs have in common? The answer is that they share a geometrical proportion of ancient origin, commonly known as the 'Golden Ratio', or expres...

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