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The golden ratio : the story of phi, the world's most astonishing number / Mario Livio

By:

Livio, Mario, 1945-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Broadway Books , 2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 294 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780767908153

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

516.2 LIV

LOC classification:

QA466 .L58 2002

Summary: Livio (head, Science Division, Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute) tells the tale of the number phi (1.6180339887) and the golden ratio. He explains its uses in art and architecture and its abundant examples in nature, and tells the human story of numerous phi-fixated individuals, from Pythagoras and Kepler to classical composers. B&w illustrations are included.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	516.2 LIV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010463

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-277) and index.

Livio (head, Science Division, Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute) tells the tale of the number phi (1.6180339887) and the golden ratio. He explains its uses in art and architecture and its abundant examples in nature, and tells the human story of numerous phi-fixated individuals, from Pythagoras and Kepler to classical composers. B&w illustrations are included.

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