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"From the pyramids of Giza to the proportion of the human face, the golden ratio has an infinite capacity to generate beautiful shapes with exquisite properties...author Gary Meisner examines the presence of this divine proportion in art and architecture, as well as its ubiquity among plants, animals, and even the cosmos." --provided by publisher.
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Princeton Architectural Press
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English
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A mathematical explanation of how art works, presented in a manner anyone can understand. Kimberly Elam takes the reader on a geometrical journey, lending insight and coherence to the design process by exploring the visual relationships that have foundations in mathematics as well as the essential qualities of life. She takes a close look at a broad range of twentieth-century examples of design, architecture, and illustration, revealing underlying...
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Da zhong ke xue guan volume 51
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Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2019.
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中文（繁體）
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Wooden Books
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[2021]
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English
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A concise and useful handbook on the Golden Section--also known as the Golden Ratio and Golden Mean. The Golden Section is a line segment divided into two parts, such that the ratio of the short portion to the longer portion is equal to the ratio of the longer portion to the whole. It is one of the most elegant and beautiful ratios of the mathematical universe because of its combination of elegance and simplicity--hence the divine nature of its name....
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Teaching Co
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c2003
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English
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The world of mathematics contains some of the greatest ideas of humankind--ideas comparable to the works of Shakespeare, Plato, and Michelangelo. These mathematical ideas can add texture, beauty, and wonder to your life, without being a mathematician! This course explores the fourth dimension, coincidences, fractals, aesthetics, the allure of number, geometry, and how great mathematical ideas arise, along with learning to think abstractly, to grasp...