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Golden Ratio : The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number, Paperba...
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- Book Title
- Golden Ratio : The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Num
- ISBN
- 9780767908160
- Subject Area
- Science, Mathematics
- Publication Name
- Golden Ratio : the Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publisher
- Crown/Archetype, Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
- Subject
- History & Philosophy, Geometry / General, Research, History
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Item Weight
- 7.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi , or 1.6180339887...This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago because of its crucial role in the construction of the pentagram, to which magical properties had been attributed. Since then it has shown a propensity to appear in the most astonishing variety of places, from mollusk shells, sunflower florets, and rose petals to the shape of the galaxy. Psychological studies have investigated whether the Golden Ratio is the most aesthetically pleasing proportion extant, and it has been asserted that the creators of the Pyramids and the Parthenon employed it. It is believed to feature in works of art from Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Salvador Dali's The Sacrament of the Last Supper , and poets and composers have used it in their works. It has even been found to be connected to the behavior of the stock market The Golden Ratio is a captivating journey through art and architecture, botany and biology, physics and mathematics. It tells the human story of numerous phi-fixated individuals, including the followers of Pythagoras who believed that this proportion revealed the hand of God; astronomer Johannes Kepler, who saw phi as the greatest treasure of geometry; such Renaissance thinkers as mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa; and such masters of the modern world as Goethe, Cezanne, Bartok, and physicist Roger Penrose. Wherever his quest for the meaning of phi takes him, Mario Livio reveals the world as a place where order, beauty, and eternal mystery will always coexist.
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Crown/Archetype, Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0767908163
ISBN-13
9780767908160
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2501202
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Golden Ratio : the Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History & Philosophy, Geometry / General, Research, History
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science, Mathematics
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
7.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Trade
Lc Classification Number
Qa466
Reviews
"[An] entertaining review of the history of mathematics . . . A nice mental workout." - Linda Schlossberg,San Francisco Chronicle "Engagingly enthusiastic . . . It's hard not to feel inspired and even unsettled by the hidden order Livio reveals." -New Scientist "Numbers aficionados will delight in astrophysicist Livio's history of an irrational number whose fame is second only to that of pi. . . . Livio's encyclopedic selection of subjects, supported by dozens of illustrations, will snare anyone with a recreational interest in mathematics." -Booklist, "[An] entertaining review of the history of mathematics . . . A nice mental workout." - Linda Schlossberg, San Francisco Chronicle "Engagingly enthusiastic . . . It's hard not to feel inspired and even unsettled by the hidden order Livio reveals." - New Scientist "Numbers aficionados will delight in astrophysicist Livio's history of an irrational number whose fame is second only to that of pi. . . . Livio's encyclopedic selection of subjects, supported by dozens of illustrations, will snare anyone with a recreational interest in mathematics." - Booklist
Copyright Date
2002
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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