- 224 pages
- English
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About this book
The Golden Ratio examines the presence of this divine number in art and architecture throughout history, as well as its ubiquity among plants, animals, and even the cosmos. This gorgeous book—with layflat dimensions that closely approximate the golden ratio—features clear, enlightening, and entertaining commentary alongside stunning full-color illustrations by Venezuelan artist and architect Rafael Araujo.
From the pyramids of Giza, to quasicrystals, to the proportions of the human face, the golden ratio has an infinite capacity to generate shapes with exquisite properties. This book invites you to take a new look at this timeless topic, with a compilation of research and information worthy of a text book, accompanied by over 200 beautiful color illustrations that transform this into the ultimate coffee table book.
Author Gary Meisner shares the results of his twenty-year investigation and collaboration with thousands of people across the globe in dozens of professions and walks of life. The evidence will close the gaps of understanding related to many claims of the golden ratio’s appearances and applications, and present new findings to take our knowledge further yet.
Whoever you are, and whatever you may know about this topic, you’ll find something new, interesting, and informative in this book, and may find yourself challenged to see, apply, and share this unique number of mathematics and science in new ways.
From the pyramids of Giza, to quasicrystals, to the proportions of the human face, the golden ratio has an infinite capacity to generate shapes with exquisite properties. This book invites you to take a new look at this timeless topic, with a compilation of research and information worthy of a text book, accompanied by over 200 beautiful color illustrations that transform this into the ultimate coffee table book.
Author Gary Meisner shares the results of his twenty-year investigation and collaboration with thousands of people across the globe in dozens of professions and walks of life. The evidence will close the gaps of understanding related to many claims of the golden ratio’s appearances and applications, and present new findings to take our knowledge further yet.
Whoever you are, and whatever you may know about this topic, you’ll find something new, interesting, and informative in this book, and may find yourself challenged to see, apply, and share this unique number of mathematics and science in new ways.
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INDEX
Ф symbol, 103
Abu Kamil Shuja ibn Aslam, 39
The Adoration of the Magi (Botticelli), 77
African spiral aloe plant, 149
Agnew, H. C., 96
Alhambra palace, 193
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence, 106
Altarpiece of Saint Mark (Botticelli), 80
animals
cats, 164
chameleons, 161
conch shells, 162
five-fold symmetry, 152
primates, 165
screw shell, 162
seahorses, 161
sea urchins, 152, 153
starfish, 152, 153
Annunciation (Leonardo da Vinci), 66
Annunciation (Sandro Botticelli), 77, 78, 79, 80
apples, 152
Archimedean spiral, 156
Archimedean truncated icosahedron, 61
Archimedes, 195
Art Forms in Nature (Ernst Haeckel), 153
Aston Martin automobiles, 138
Athena Parthenos (Phidias), 104
The Baptism of Christ (Piero della Francesca), 62, 63
Barr, Mark, 103
Basel Minster, 156
Bathers in Asnières...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- I Golden Geometry
- II Phi and Fibonacci
- III The Divine Proportion
- IV Golden Architecture & Design
- V Golden Life
- VI A Golden Universe?
- Appendices
- Notes & Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Image Credits
- Index
- Copyright