The golden ratio : the story of phi, the world's most astonishing number / Mario Livio
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Broadway Books , 2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 294 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780767908153
- 516.2 LIV
- QA466 .L58 2002
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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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