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Friday, February 17, 2012

By the numbers

This

is why I want to go back to geometry.

1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144...



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4 comments:

  1. Nate11:29 pm

    We just had a great lecture about the geometric basis for architectural structures by renowned Roman architect Ettore Mazzola. Euclid is amazing.

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  2. Elinor1:31 am

    This artist is in my extended family, and many years ago he gave me a copy of this book. I think you'd like it.

    http://www.amazon.com/Power-Limits-Proportional-Harmonies-Architecture/dp/0877731934

    http://aponovich.com/

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  3. Mike2:26 pm

    Just in case you didn't know...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number

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  4. Mark S. Abeln5:19 pm

    Here is a good overview of Classical and Medieval number harmony: http://thewayofbeauty.org/2011/03/harmonious-proportion-and-ratio/

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