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

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

In the 13th century, a mathematician named Mathematicians have studied the golden ratio because of its unique and interesting properties. It was closely studied by the Greek sculptor, Phidias, and as a result, it took on the name of Phi. Its mathematical formula is φ = 1 + √5/2 This small flower of Ophrys speculum has the mystical beauty attributed by the mathematicians to the forms that fulfill the proportions of the golden ratio. In the Middle Ages an aesthetic and divine character was attributed to it considering perfect the proportions that followed the principles of the golden ratio. That's only only after chapter one. In addition to the above, phi can also be found in the following Often called as most beautiful number in the world;… Mean of Phidias, Golden Mean, Golden Ratio, Golden Section, Medial Section, Divine Section Divine Proportion! Huntley which is brilliant and absolutely transfixes me. Then my friend's husband (engineer) loans me a copy of "the divine proportion: a study in mathematical beauty" by h.e. "Mathematics is the language in the which God wrote the universe." --Galileo (1564-1642) Is it just coincidence? The golden mean is also referred to as the golden section, golden proportion, golden ratio, phi ratio, sacred cut, divine proportion, rule of thirds, or the Fibonacci ratio. As the Golden Section is found in the design and beauty of nature, it can also be used to achieve beauty and balance in the design of art. It was described and studied for the first time by Euclides towards 300 year B.C.